A Male Ring-necked Pheasant amongst the salt flats at Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, May 2017. Canon 5D IV, 500mm f/4 IS + 1.4x Mark III, ISO 800, 1/3200 second @ f/7.1, image size 5841 x 3894 pixels.
Soon after the male pecks and stirs the water around the female, he stands on her back and flaps and stretches his wings.
A closeup of the handsome American Avocet at Lake Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge, Montana.
