A contemporary said that, looking at the two brothers, it was like comparing a cock pheasant with an ugly duckling.

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-12864075/Reluctant-king-George-VI-overcame-shyness.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

As Peter himself might say after a large plate of pheasant in grape sauce: huzzah!

Source: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/reviews/the-great-elle-fanning-nicholas-hoult-b2371266.html

Coalville councillors told of farm company theft that resulted in 'death of 4,000 pheasant chicks overnight'

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-67390423?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

I had never given pheasant shooting any thought until 20 years ago when I volunteered at Pennant Melangell on a weekly basis and had to plough my way through thousands of pheasants on some days to get there.

Source: https://www.countytimes.co.uk/news/23610275.letter-game-shooters-try-clay-pigeons-instead/?ref=rss

She said: “At first, I thought it was a pheasant, so I went on Google to see if I could work it out.

Source: https://www.dailyecho.co.uk/news/24009200.big-cats-sharks-hampshires-oddest-animal-sightings/?ref=rss

The annual August roadside survey found Iowa’s statewide pheasant population to be nearly 23 birds per route; a 15 percent increase over 2022.

Source: https://kiow.com/2023/10/28/north-iowa-outdoors-anticipation-is-high-for-iowas-2023-pheasant-season/

“The applicants have also suffered a number of break-ins and thefts, including on one occasion where thieves stole gas canisters that heat the pheasant chicks’ chick hut which led to the deaths of 4,000 chicks overnight.

Source: https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/local-news/4000-pheasant-chicks-killed-break-8902399

The researchers said this may be because pheasant is usually sold as whole or breasts for humans but minced for dogs.

Source: https://www.barrheadnews.com/news/23499592.dogs-risk-serious-lead-poisoning-raw-pheasant-dog-food/?ref=rss