Celeste sent us these pictures this morning of a golden pheasant that showed up outside her office window at the Woodland Park Zoo.
This morning when I opened my office blinds I was shocked to discover a very large, golden bird perching in the tree outside my window. I naturally assumed it was one of our birds that managed to escape the aviary. Our animal management staff came to investigate and determined that this bird, a golden pheasant, is not ours and came to be here either by escape or abandonment.
The bird is banded on its right foot with a red band.
Update from Celeste: We put food and water down for the bird and after an hour or so he came down and ate. We let him rest and then caught him with a net and put him in a kennel and transferred him to our animal hospital where he’ll be examined and put into quarantine until we’re able to find a good home for him. He’s underweight and molting.
9 responses so far ↓
1 Boxcar // Aug 7, 2009 at 12:58 pm
This bird has been seen for months in the Phinney area if I remember right. Should be an old post or two about it on here. These are the best pics of it I have seen, very cool.
Seems like it has been surviving quite well.
2 Boxcar // Aug 7, 2009 at 1:01 pm
http://www.phinneywood.com/2009/05/07/exotic-bird-on-the-loose-in-greenwood/
http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/archives/168269.asp
3 Boxcar // Aug 7, 2009 at 1:02 pm
Same bird? Or are there more than one?
http://www.phinneywood.com/2009/05/07/exotic-bird-on-the-loose-in-greenwood/
http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/archives/168269.asp
4 Bella // Aug 7, 2009 at 1:07 pm
I remember hearing about it a while ago, too!
Glad it finally found it’s way to someone who can care for it until its owner (or a new home!) is found.
5 etta // Aug 7, 2009 at 1:48 pm
This is a different bird than the one that was featured on Phinneywood:
http://www.phinneywood.com/2009/05/07/exotic-bird-on-the-loose-in-greenwood/#more-851
6 Trix // Aug 7, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Somebody illegally collecting pheasants? If the zoo claims neither is theirs that’s all I can think of.
7 Woody Bombay // Aug 7, 2009 at 2:34 pm
That bird looks delicious!
8 Stupid Hippie // Aug 7, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Another escapee from Guantanamo on Phinney?
9 mike // Aug 7, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Love to… roast it… hey Stupid Hippie it’s free range llol
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