Leucistic Cock Pheasant

**whitestarling** Tue Nov 29, 2011 9:34 pm

I think I've got another of those once in a lifetime shots. I first saw this Bird briefly nearly a Month ago. I turned out into the lane where we live, and it was just round the corner, I reversed back, and dashed for my camera, but when I got back it had vanished. At the time from the glimpse I had I thought it could be a White Pheasant. We were coming home today, and turned into our lane, and I could see it just passed the turning where we live. I got Mrs S to drive up slowly, and managed to get these shots of it. They are not as clear as they could be as they were tacken through the windscreen, as I did'nt want to disturb it, before I got a record of it, which was more inportant then the quality of the photo.

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I'm certain it's a Leucistic Cock Pheasant, I can't think of anything else it could be, unless anyone has any ideas.

WS

**littlewid** Tue Nov 29, 2011 10:31 pm

No Idea at the moment WS so I would go with you. I have never seen a White Cock Pheasant before and I wonder how unusual he is, you could have a unique capture there Very Happy

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**Laikipia** Wed Nov 30, 2011 8:37 am

Great photos WS - well done for getting the shots. I agree with you, and I'm surprised it has survived this long as I thought they were singled out by the other pheasants when young.

Keep us posted WS.

Lai Pai

**Doogs** Wed Nov 30, 2011 9:59 pm

What an amazing find and great that you managed to get a picture of it WOW

I thought Leucistic was another word for 'albino' but had to check Leucistic Cock Pheasant 615959

Anne-Marie1981 Fri Dec 02, 2011 12:18 pm

Well done WS! Wonderful to be able to see something like that .. and get a picture!! cheers

**whitestarling** Sun Dec 04, 2011 11:57 am

Thanks Guys, apparently it's not that rare, but I still feel privaliged to have seen one. I will keep my eye out for it, as they usualy stay in the same area. I now have two Leucistic birds, my Starling, and the Pheasant. Its to much to hope for three in a lifetime I suppose
WS

**whitestarling** Sat Feb 04, 2012 11:39 am

Managed to get another photo of my White Pheasant to day. He's been hanging around for he last few days, but trying to get close enough is really difficult. Mrs S spotted him the day before yesterday in the field opposite where we live. I shot out with the camera, buy could'nt see him, then Mrs S saw him at the base of a tree, and shouted he's here affraid

That was it he legged it before I could get a shot, he looks really funny running, just reminded me of the Road Runner. Mrs S saw him again this morning on the way home from work, just on the corner of the main road, and the lane to where we live. I went out, and could see him at the end of the lane, but he spotted me. I walked down as quiet as I could after he went up the bank, and when I got there I could see him lying up in some leaves on the bank where the snowdrops were that I photo'd the other day. That was clearly an instinctive move to danger, he obviously doe'snt realise he's white, if it had been a normal coloured Pheasant he would have been really hard to spot against the leaves. I managed to get one shot from a distance, but as I moved closer he was up, and off again.
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I've decided to call him Barry
WS

**littlewid** Sun Feb 05, 2012 9:16 am

Barry certainly has been giving you the run around WS but as you say being White he has nowhere to hide in those green leaves Leucistic Cock Pheasant 40683