Japanese green pheasant,キジ

Japanese green pheasant is the national bird of Japan.

I often see pheasants near my house

Pheasants do not appear easily in places with a beautiful background.

キジは日本の国鳥です。

キジを家の近くでよく見かけますが、

背景が綺麗な所にはなかなかキジが出現しません。

                               Male

                               Female

Japanese green pheasant

Japanese green pheasant is the national bird that declared as the national bird  by a non-government

body in 1947, which is called The Ornithological  Society of Japan.  

A male eating the rape seed flower

It is difficult to take a picture of the pheasant which is flying.

                                          A male for the copulation