August 5, 2011

Partridge -no Pear Tree

This is what was sitting on my fence Monday afternoon, just under the willow tree. It's a red-legged or chukar partridge. You know how fast things enter one's mind. At first I thought it was a run-away guinea fowl from the nearby High Park zoo. Then I thought it was a freakishly big mourning dove. Then I thought it was a quail.

It was still for a long time; at least 5 minutes. Maybe it was mesmerized by the barn owl I had painted.

Anyway Jersey yipped, the bird yeeped and flew away wheek, wheek into the neighbour's garden.
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6 comments:

  1. ramidonyaAugust 5, 2011 at 10:06 AM

    Amazing! I've never seen a partridge here. Did you look it up? Are they supposed to be in this part of the world?

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  2. The Clever PupAugust 5, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    Funny eh! It is primarily a Eurasian bird, the national bird of Pakistan in fact. It was imported from India in 1893 and has a well-established range in Canada. I've no idea what it was doing in the city.

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  3. The Clever PupAugust 5, 2011 at 4:31 PM

    Funny eh! It is primarily a Eurasian bird, the national bird of Pakistan in fact. It was imported from India in 1893 and has a well-established range in Canada. I've no idea what it was doing in the city.

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  4. Polly JacksonAugust 7, 2011 at 5:56 PM

    My what gorgeously colored feathers you have, my dear......

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  5. DianeAugust 7, 2011 at 9:29 PM

    Wow!

    What a gift!!! How the **** did it end up on your fence, though, I wonder....

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  6. Kat MortensenAugust 10, 2011 at 10:44 AM

    Lucky you! It's a beautiful bird.
    I like your barn-owl too.

    Kat

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