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| Red-legged Partridge [April 2013] |
I hadn't the first clue what it was, but fortunately it was very easy to identify from a bird book: a red-legged partridge. I'd never heard of it before!
But what a remarkable bird! It pecked at the ground and then a second one followed it into the garden. I chanced my luck and headed outside to take pictures.
It stood for a while on this tree stump.
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| Red-legged Partridge [April 2013] |
Then it spotted me and it and its companion quickly headed off.
I texted my mum immediately to let her know and she assumed it was an April Fools! You just can't win! Good job I've got the photographic evidence ;)
As if that wasn't enough, I spotted two interesting looking birds on the feeder in the afternoon that I immediately knew I hadn't seen before. I didn't find them easy to ID but they stayed on the feeder for ages so eventually I was able to confirm they were siskins.
I couldn't get a decent picture. This was the best I managed - you can just make out a little bird bang in the centre of this photo. I promise you it's a siskin.
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| Siskin [April 2013] |
Two life ticks in one day! What a start to April.
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