Stand off!

Walking up thought the village this morning I saw a stand off between a Pheasant and a Melanistic or Black Pheasant. There are a number of different colours of Melanistic, but this is the only one I have seen. They are a sub species of the Pheasant, as far as I can ascertain.

A short video can be seen here. I have to admit that the video SHOULD have been quite a bit longer than this, but I am new to DV and forgot to press the record button!