Comments on: Are you the “Partridge in a Pear Tree?” http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/12/24/are-you-the-partridge-in-a-pear-tree/ A Bird Blog with Kate St. John Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:10:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: Kate St. John http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/12/24/are-you-the-partridge-in-a-pear-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-12843 Kate St. John Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:43:52 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=29275#comment-12843 John, the bird in your photo is probably a chukar. Chukars are stocked in the U.S. as game birds. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chukar_Partridge

]]> By: John Huntington http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/12/24/are-you-the-partridge-in-a-pear-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-12842 John Huntington Fri, 25 Mar 2011 02:39:20 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=29275#comment-12842 I would like to know what kind of bird this is.

]]> By: Mary DeV http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/12/24/are-you-the-partridge-in-a-pear-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-12052 Mary DeV Sat, 25 Dec 2010 23:25:41 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=29275#comment-12052 Marge — Snopes says no.

http://www.snopes.com/holidays/christmas/music/12days.asp

Oh well! Merry Christmas to all! Leah gave me a great binocular/camera combo — should be great for watching and recording our Oakland peregrine family :-)

]]> By: Bill Parker http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/12/24/are-you-the-partridge-in-a-pear-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-12048 Bill Parker Sat, 25 Dec 2010 21:44:50 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=29275#comment-12048 Kate -
BirdNote covered the same subject. Listen at http://www.birdnote.org/birdnote.cfm?id=495 for their version.
Bill

]]> By: Marge http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/12/24/are-you-the-partridge-in-a-pear-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-12034 Marge Sat, 25 Dec 2010 01:55:06 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=29275#comment-12034 Great holiday article, Kate. I just learned recently that the words were code for Catholics years ago and someone gave me the entire list and what each meant.

]]> By: Donna http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/12/24/are-you-the-partridge-in-a-pear-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-12030 Donna Fri, 24 Dec 2010 15:32:16 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=29275#comment-12030 I hope everyone gets their partridge this year. Happy Holidays to all!

]]> By: Marianne http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/2010/12/24/are-you-the-partridge-in-a-pear-tree/comment-page-1/#comment-12024 Marianne Fri, 24 Dec 2010 13:19:52 +0000 http://www.wqed.org/birdblog/?p=29275#comment-12024 I have always wondered what the partridge looked like! This is a great and appropriate post for Christmas Eve!

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