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@norska11.bsky.social Oct 1, 2026, 11:36 PM

Bornean #Peacock #Pheasants are famous for their purple, emerald 💜💚🦜 feathers and secretive natures. Living in #Indonesia and #Malaysia, #palmoil #deforestation is a major threat. Help these #birds! #BoycottPalmOil 🌴⛔️ #Boycott4Wildlife @palmoildetect.bsky.social wp.me/pcFhgU-wV

@jenniemunday.bsky.social Sep 25, 2026, 9:01 AM

A rather spherical Pheasant for today's #BirdOfTheDay themes of #Borbs and #Brown
#Birds #Pheasants #Nature #Wildlife #Birding #BirdWatching #BirdPhotography

A male pheasant walks arcoss green grass, left foot raised as it steps forward, facing to the left. The bird's body is a deep chestnot brown with black markings and looks round in shape, The pheasant has a long brown tail, irridescent green feathers on his crown and throat, dark red face wattles, and a yellow ring surrounding his black eye.

@flusteredduck.bsky.social Sep 24, 2026, 2:00 AM

The medieval pheasant was described as being a very beautiful and colourful bird. This pheasant is from the Alphonso Psalter (c1284). #medievalmanuscripts #medievalbeasts #pheasant #pheasants

A somewhat alarmed-looking bird with a red head, green throat, white belly and folded brown wings perched on a red flower within a decorative blue and red element on a manuscript page. Image from British Library, Additional MS 24686 [Alphonso Psalter], folio 18r.

@flusteredduck.bsky.social Sep 23, 2026, 2:00 AM

The medieval pheasant was said to have feathers which were bright like fire and glittered. This image is from a 13th century "Liber de natura rerum". #medievalmanuscripts #medievalbeasts #pheasant #pheasants

Section of a manuscript page showing a block of red text above a gilt-framed picture of a right-facing brown bird with prominent wattles and a long blue curving tail. Image from Bibliothèque Municipale de Valenciennes, MS 320 [Liber de natura rerum], folio 100r.

@flusteredduck.bsky.social Sep 22, 2026, 2:00 AM

The medieval pheasant ("phasius") was also known as the "gallus silvester" (wild cock) as shown in the text below this image from a c1350 version of "Der Naturen Bloeme". #medievalmanuscripts #medievalbeasts #pheasant #pheasants

A fierce-looking red-brown bird with a rooster-like tail, crown and wattles against a gilt background with stylised trees. Below the red and blue, gilt-cornered frame, the text reads "Gallus silvester". Image from Koninklijke Bibliotheek, KB, KA 16 [Der Naturen Bloeme], folio 89v.

@flusteredduck.bsky.social Sep 21, 2026, 2:00 AM

This week's medieval beast is the pheasant which was named for its original home, the Greek island of Phasis. This lovely pheasant is from the Lutterell Psalter (c1325-1340). #medievalmanuscripts #medievalbeasts #pheasant #pheasants