Is this a grey partridge?

shirl · #1 (**permalink**) 13-02-2011, 01:52 PM

A couple of pics from last month taken through windows so they aren't brilliant, one bird started popping round daily a couple of months ago and this last week it's been joined by another. Grey partridge is the nearest id I can find for it, I am assuming they must be domesticated escapees?

Shirl

~T~ · #2 (**permalink**) 13-02-2011, 01:58 PM

Female pheasant maybe?

david156 · #3 (**permalink**) 13-02-2011, 02:01 PM

As ~T~ says, thats a female Pheasant.

shirl · #4 (**permalink**) 13-02-2011, 02:06 PM

I ruled pheasant out due to the lack of a tail, but I suppose if they are being kept the tail could have been taken off. The colours and markings do look like pheasant I agree, so pheasant it is this. Cheers all

Shirl

sunnydale · #5 (**permalink**) 14-02-2011, 06:29 AM

You can just see the tail in the second photo. Definitely a female pheasant

htcdude · #6 (**permalink**) 14-02-2011, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by shirl

I ruled pheasant out due to the lack of a tail, but I suppose if they are being kept the tail could have been taken off. The colours and markings do look like pheasant I agree, so pheasant it is this. Cheers all

Shirl

Juvenile pheasant's are similar to adult females, except the juvenile has a shorter tale