I posted this elsewhere but it seems to have vanished.
Anyway, no big deal, just wanted to say I think I saw a Coucal Pheasant strolling across my lawn a couple of days ago. I'm no expert, and I'm not even a bird-watcher per se. I do notice them, though, and this one got my attention because I first thought it was a large hawk. It had multi-striped/dappled feathers in shades of brown and cream, and a dark head.
The thing that intrigued me, though, was that it appeared at one end of the yard, and walked across to the other side. No hop, skips, or jumps, no ruffling of wings; just a steady, determined walk right across the space. I don't know where it ended up, but I presume it flew up to the fence and left.
Is it unusual to see one of these birds in Brisbane, Australia? And do they normally stroll around the place? Or was this one sick or something?
Anyway, no big deal, just wanted to say I think I saw a Coucal Pheasant strolling across my lawn a couple of days ago. I'm no expert, and I'm not even a bird-watcher per se. I do notice them, though, and this one got my attention because I first thought it was a large hawk. It had multi-striped/dappled feathers in shades of brown and cream, and a dark head.
The thing that intrigued me, though, was that it appeared at one end of the yard, and walked across to the other side. No hop, skips, or jumps, no ruffling of wings; just a steady, determined walk right across the space. I don't know where it ended up, but I presume it flew up to the fence and left.
Is it unusual to see one of these birds in Brisbane, Australia? And do they normally stroll around the place? Or was this one sick or something?