Nicola O Posted September 22, 2011 Share Posted September 22, 2011 Was in the local cemetery early this morning and noticed a strange little bird scuttling about. It reminded me of a quail in size and shape, but upper part of body was plain biege/brown, wings & belly cream with little red stipes, and a bright red bill and red legs. Never seen a bird like that before and took a couple of pictures on camera phone (not very good ones as I couldn't get close enough) and I noticed he scuttled away with his head down when I got too close, rather than flying off. Just looked as the RSPB site and he seems to be a Red Legged Partidge !! He was really cute and I'll have to look out for him again the next time I'm there. (This is not my picture, by the way, my camera phone is not that good ) Nicola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 They are cute Think I saw a few of them on the way to work the other week, thought they were quail at first and had to double take! Then there were a load of little pheasants in Henley on the showground when we were setting up for the show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 They're lovely aren't they? I see a lot of them up by the outlaws; someone released some a few years back from a nearby aviary and they've built up quite a colony now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lavenders_Blue Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 We have them round here too. There is a little piece of land at the end of my close that is currently having a couple of houses built on it. Before the building work started I often used to see a couple of red legged partridges up there, sometimes they would trot down the close past my office window. They are very pretty, aren't they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...