Our family of red-legged partridges has just had a clutch of about 12 chicks. They are running on their little legs at great speed all over the pathways and we have to drive very carefully on our way out. The father was very protective of the chicks when we took these photos and made alot of protective noises. Both parents are similarly brightly coloured. They are also known as the French Partridge as they were introduced to Britain from France about 200 years ago. They are easily distinguished from the common partidge by their black and white eye stripes and the strongly barred feathers on its flanks. The eggs are never covered when the mother leaves the nest and there is a great loss caused by stoats, rats and other predators in the vicinity. It was a great honour watching the proud mother with her brood.
Our family of red-legged partridges has just had a clutch of about 12 chicks. They are running on their little legs at great speed all over the pathways and we have to drive very carefully on our way out. The father was very protective of the chicks when we took these photos and made alot of protective noises. Both parents are similarly brightly coloured. They are also known as the French Partridge as they were introduced to Britain from France about 200 years ago. They are easily distinguished from the common partidge by their black and white eye stripes and the strongly barred feathers on its flanks. The eggs are never covered when the mother leaves the nest and there is a great loss caused by stoats, rats and other predators in the vicinity. It was a great honour watching the proud mother with her brood.
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