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The Moochers

January 13, 2010 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 5 Comments

As evidenced here, there is wildlife other than the chickens, dogs, horses, cats and cows (antelope and deer too!)  that run around this place.  And lately, the chickens have had to share their space with some other pretty birds, Chinese Ring-necked Pheasants.

I’ve actually managed to catch a few of them in the act of eating and hanging out, but being wild birds, the slightest sound sends them flying off with their usual flutter,pfffttt, pfffftt, pfffffttt, flutter sound they make.  There have been six of them total hanging around the place. The chickens don’t seem to mind them. In fact, I can hear the conversation now:

Captain Coward the Rooster:  Dude, you’ve got some crazy colors there. I bet the ladies dig y’all.

Male Pheasant one: sure, but look, those dudes, they look just like me?  At least you birds are different colors.

Captain Coward: Dude. I hadn’t thought of that.

Here are some photos of the pretty birds.

Moochers

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I was peeking around the corner of the house when I snapped this one, so I apologize for the blurriness.

Moochers

Moochers

I really don’t mind them mooching, because as Captain Coward said, they really are pretty birds.

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About ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~

Jenn Zeller is the creative mind and boss lady behind The South Dakota Cowgirl. She is an aspiring horsewoman, photographer, brilliant social media strategist and lover of all things western.

After a brief career in the investment world to support her horse habit (and satisfy her mother, who told her she had to have a “real” job after graduating college), she finally took the leap and stepped away from a regular income; trading the business suit once and for all for cowgirl boots, a hat, and jeans. She has not looked back.

When Jenn first moved to The DX Ranch on the South Dakota plains, she never imagined she’d find herself behind a camera lens capturing an authentic perspective of ranching, and sharing it with others. Jenn has always been called to artistry, and uses music, writing, images, home improvement, and her first true love of horses to express her ranching passion.

Horses are the constant thread and much of her work centers around using her unique style of writing to share her horsemanship journey with others in publications such as CavvySavvy, the AQHA Ranching Blog, the West River Eagle, the family ranch website, and her own website.

Using photography to illustrate her stories has created other opportunities -- Jenn’s brand “The South Dakota Cowgirl” has grown to the level of social media “Influencer”. This notoriety has led to work with Duluth Trading Company, Budweiser, Wyoming Tourism, Vice, Circle Z Ranch and Art of the Cowgirl, to name a few. She also serves as a brand ambassador for Woodchuck USA, Arenus Equine Health, Triple Crown Feed and Just Strong fitness apparel. Her photography has been featured by Instagram, Apple, TIME Magazine, The Huffington Post, and Oprah Magazine. Jenn’s work has been published internationally, has been seen in several books and has graced the covers of several magazines.

Jenn became a social media influencer by accident when she started to explore Instagram as a way to share her life on the ranch with folks that don’t get to experience it. It’s grown into an incredible platform that she uses to empower women, create an environment for self improvement and share life on the ranch.

When she’s not working, she loves to drink coffee, play with her naughty border collie named Copper, start ranch colts, and run about the country chasing cans. Her mother still thinks she doesn’t have a “real” job.

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  1. Robina says

    January 13, 2010 at 2:48 pm

    Wow. They are very, VERY pretty!!!! Are you feeding them?

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  2. Heather says

    January 13, 2010 at 3:46 pm

    Wow that is amazing! I have never had the chance to see pheasants, that was neat.

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  3. The Wife says

    January 13, 2010 at 7:08 pm

    Pheasants are really pretty. Growing up they were every where. Learned to drive dodging them. My brother actually shattered his windshield on the way to high school hitting one. Don’t guess he learned very well!

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  4. Maureen@IslandRoar says

    January 13, 2010 at 10:21 pm

    I have those in my backyard! they live in the woods behind the house and use my birdfeeder. So gorgeous. I collect their feathers that they inevitably leave around the yard.

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  5. della says

    January 15, 2010 at 1:17 pm

    Such pretty birds! You are fortunate to see such beauty out the back door!

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