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nimrod · #1 Post by **nimrod** » Mon Apr 02, 2007 4:49 am

visitors to our bird table

#2 Post by **Stickbow Hunter** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 9:55 pm

Hugh,

Are they a type of pheasant? They look a good size bird and the cock (I assume) bird is very pretty. Also are they wild in your neck of the woods?

Jeff

nimrod · #3 Post by **nimrod** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 2:24 am

Hi jeff yes they are pheasants and they are wild birds

they come in twice a day at least we also have wild grey leg partridges come in sometimes if I can find it I have a picture of a partridge actually inside the bird table . last november one of them scared the crap out of me at six in the morning went to open the livingroom curtains this thing exploded from the windowsill outside must have decided to roost there

cheers hugh

nimrod · #4 Post by **nimrod** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 4:23 am

just some more visitors my wife nicknamed the rabbit harry a frigging cat finaly got him ( but I got the cat

.22 aspirin ) cheers.

nimrod · #5 Post by **nimrod** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 4:27 am

sorry about that somehow screwed up the pictures
sorry .cheers

jape · #6 Post by **jape** » Wed Apr 04, 2007 7:19 am

yes they are pheasants and they are wild birds Cool they come in twice a day at least we also have wild grey leg partridges

well i guess it would be like shooting a member of the family to take them in the garden ... but game pie on a winters evening ... memories!

Is that the edge of the Beacons behind you?

jape

nimrod · #7 Post by **nimrod** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 1:54 am

Jape no mate sorry its south west scotland Tinto hill and the surrounding fells but in my young and dumb days spent a lot of time in the brecon beacons (burma road dixies corner penyfan )

was that a learning curve .cheers

jape · #8 Post by **jape** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 8:59 am

Looks like a lovely spot mate. I'm in Oz these days, miss the green. Your pics grabbed at me.
Maybe it was 'Hugh' that made me think of Wales. I spent a lot of time on Pen y Fan and round about there myself, I was once fit, a bit of a climber, an artist and a walker. Used to walk the hills for days seeing no-one, then sometimes I would wake up surrounded by strange blokes yomping around with face-paint on, one of them were you?

#9 Post by **Stickbow Hunter** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 9:33 am

Hugh,

Thanks for the info. Would you be able edit or repost the last lot of photos a bit bigger as I would really like to see your other guests.

Jeff

nimrod · #10 Post by **nimrod** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 6:50 pm

jape aye one one of them was probaly me
jeff will try to sort out the pics

cheers

nimrod · #11 Post by **nimrod** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:28 pm

here goes the pics again

nimrod · #12 Post by **nimrod** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:30 pm

nimrod · #13 Post by **nimrod** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:32 pm

no 3 will try again later cheers

#14 Post by **Stickbow Hunter** » Thu Apr 05, 2007 7:50 pm

Thanks mate, my old eyes could see better then. It seems you get a good variation in game coming in for the free tucker.

Those partridges, are they a larger verion of a quail? I guess they would be alright to eat as well.

Jeff

nimrod · #15 Post by **nimrod** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:29 am

hi jeff yes they are a good bit bigger than quail very tasty but an incredible bird for strength a couple of years ago shot two (shotgun ) went over to pick them up

had only stunned the second ?? as i bent down to pick it up it took off hit me in the face that hard it burst my nose

had a hard time explaining that one . They are considered to be a top gamebird by many cheers

#16 Post by **Stickbow Hunter** » Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:22 pm

Thanks for the info. That last photo shows that they are quite a large bird.

as i bent down to pick it up it took off hit me in the face that hard it burst my nose

I feel you pain but I'm sorry I had to -

Jeff

Slackshot · #17 Post by **Slackshot** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 12:14 pm

The two phesants are chinese ringnecks M F .Grey legged partridge????? where in the hell do you live??I would say that someone around your way is setting up for some sort of hunting thing or someone has left the bird cage open.Ilove birds

nimrod · #18 Post by **nimrod** » Sat Jun 09, 2007 6:20 pm

mate yes there nice birds Im in Scotland these birds are ones that come from stock reared for shooting a few years ago they are now truly wild my wife has designated the garden a safe zone except for cats and crows both of which have killed baby rabbits and fledgings

cheers

Slackshot · #19 Post by **Slackshot** » Sun Jun 10, 2007 4:15 pm

Hi ,Scotland""""".My wife is a scot(so is her parents),I had some inglish black legged phesants but the buggers died on me.Still have a pair of ringnecks>MY guess was right ,about the bird farm.At least i got something right.Happy hunting friend