Partridge - up close and personal

863 posts
15 years
Norfolk

Posted 14/06/2012 - 15:31 Link

Spotted this Red-Legged Partridge whilst out earlier. I took a few shots with my Pentax 18-250mm and it seemed unusually tolerant so I swapped lenses for my M 50mm 1.7. I'd checked that it wasn't on a nest (it had earlier got up and moved a bit)

I managed to get in very close. These are the best of the photos with the 50mm - cropped a little, but it was much closer than I have ever got before.

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geordie01 geordie01

1745 posts
15 years
Northumberland

Posted 14/06/2012 - 21:07 Link

Looking at it i do not think it is very well

milamber milamber

863 posts
15 years
Norfolk

Posted 14/06/2012 - 21:18 Link

geordie01 wrote:
Looking at it i do not think it is very well

You are probably right. There was nothing obvious, but they are usually very wary and this one almost seemed tame.

bassman bassman

253 posts
15 years

Posted 14/06/2012 - 22:29 Link

Nice shots Chris.
I came across the same thing the other day on the edge of a farm yard.
It had about 9 young under it.
Maybe it was about to lay eggs .

Edited by bassman: 14/06/2012 - 22:32

Stuey Stuey

4772 posts
16 years
Wales

Posted 14/06/2012 - 23:06 Link

Great shots - let's hope that it is ok

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NeilP NeilP

497 posts
17 years

Posted 16/06/2012 - 19:04 Link

geordie01 wrote:
Looking at it i do not think it is very well

It could just be very tame. They rear 100 if not 1000s of these to shoot for sport and then release them, just like pheasants, and some won't fear humans

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