In a span of thirty seconds we spotted two ringed neck pheasants.  We were near our house and both quickly disappeared into the large meadow we passed.  There is a game preserve a mile away where they stock them for the hunters.  Sometimes you can spot them nearby but this was them first time I saw more than one at the same time.  We were amazed how quickly they ran and vanished into the undergrowth of the meadow.  They are beautiful birds and their sighting thrilled us.