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[Carol]

[Carol]

[lorna]

Carol What a great photo. Love your caption lol

[Paulines7]

A lovely picture Carol.    :D       

Are they French Partridges? 

[honeybee]

Awwwww thats such a great pic  ;D

[Carol]

Red Legged Partridges  Pauline.  Loads of them about here, being bred for shooting.  Aaaaaah

:'(

[Paulines7]

Thanks Carol, we have the French ones here.

[Paulines7]

 :-[ :-[
I have just looked up partridges on this website and it seems that the French partridge and the red legged partridge are the same bird.    ::)

http://www.irishfieldsports.com/gamebirds/partridge.htm

[grawrc]

Just can't follow that! ;D ;D

Sorry  :-[

[Carol]

Yes, I know they were the same, some folk call them RL's and others French.  They were brought in from France for shooting, weren't they.  The other Partridge is the Grey Partridge!!!

:)

[Gardengirl]

What lovely birds, such a shame they are bred for shooting :(
Great photo Carol :)

[Rob08]

Gorgeous pics!  Seems a pity such an attractive bird is hunted for sport.

We also have the golden pheasant here - was introduced for hunting by English lords a century or so ago.  Flushed a few of them when I was doing fawn tagging in the Phoenix Park a few years ago.