Danny Ambida, Golden Pheasants Bird (September Theme: Birds)

I took the photo of this beautiful bird (in a cage) in Sculptureum (Matakana, New Zealand). Got mixed emotion as I believe birds are supposed to fly & be free. Later found out that "50,000 male Pheasant birds in NZ are shot each year during the inter-game hunting season (source: New Zealand Birds Online)".

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