{"id":12583,"date":"2014-01-02T03:30:47","date_gmt":"2014-01-02T10:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=12583"},"modified":"2025-10-29T13:50:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T18:50:28","slug":"ring-necked-pheasants-a-splash-of-color-in-a-field-of-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/01\/02\/ring-necked-pheasants-a-splash-of-color-in-a-field-of-white\/","title":{"rendered":"Ring-necked Pheasants ~ A Splash Of Color In A Field Of White"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Ring-neckedRing-necked Pheasant male in snow – Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1250, ISO 500, +0.7 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Winter in Utah often presents opportunities to photograph birds with snowy white background and foreground which remind me of the clean white canvases I used to stare at when deciding what I wanted to paint on them.<\/p>\n

Only with photography I don’t have to splash color on a canvas, the birds do that. Male Ring-necked Pheasants add a vivid splash of color against a field of white at Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

I photographed this male a few days ago as it foraged in the snow.<\/p>\n

\"Ring-neckedRing-necked Pheasant female in snow\u00a0– Nikon D300, f6.3, 1\/1600, ISO 500, +1.0 EV, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Even the female Ring-necked Pheasants add a splash of color in a field of white which isn’t as vivid as the bold colors of the males but in a subtle way and their plumage patterns provide\u00a0a lovely contrast from the whiteness of the landscape.<\/p>\n

I wouldn’t exactly call these images “minimalist” but the field of white snow does put all the focus on the birds.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Ring-necked Pheasant photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Male Ring-necked Pheasants add a vivid splash of color against a field of white at Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, I photographed this male a few days ago as it foraged in the 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