Ring-Necked Pheasant – Original

Description

Introduced to the United States from Asia in 1881, ring-necked pheasants are one of the most popular upland game birds, such that it was named the state bird of South Dakota in 1943. In captivity, pheasants can easily live 11-18 years; in the wild, it’s a rare pheasant that reaches three years old. Between predation, hunting, and winter kill, the average lifespan is less than a full year. But a single hen will raise a clutch of 7-18 eggs each summer, not to mention—occasionally—lay eggs in other ground-nesting birds’ nests, so populations can recover quickly when conditions are right.

Dimensions: 11 x 14 inches

Art is unmatted and unframed.

This is original colored pencil art made with Polychromos Colour Pencils by Faber-Castell, an oil-based colored pencil that contains less wax than most colored pencils and therefore suffers from less wax bloom than most (in which the wax rises to the surface, dulling pigments over time). The pigments are acid-free, with the highest lightfast ratings in the industry. The majority of the colors are rated at the highest fade resistance of 100+ years, with a few rated at 25+ years.