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We saw something interesting yesterday in late morning. Anne was looking out the dining room window to the north and noted some odd tracks in the fresh snow below the windows. After looking for a bit we saw that about 20 partridge had buried themselves into the fresh snow. Holes here and there over maybe a 25 foot diameter. As I got to the window, something must have startled them as they all erupted from the snow holes and flew north maybe 50 yards. Then---they all dived into the snow, completely disappearing, not bothering to land first, but just like diving into water. Well, it gave us something fun to talk about during lunch. Daryl

I remember that one, Stan. I was stationed at the Infantry School, Fort Benning. I had the weekend off and a wife waiting in south GA. Only way I got out of Columbus was to follow a semi and stay in its tracks...Geo

Years ago, my brother and I were hunting the fencerows of our farm on a bitterly cold morning after a night of blowing snow. There sticking out of a snow drift was the tail-end of cock pheasant. We both thought it was frozen in place, so my brother grabbed the tail feathers to pull it out. We were shocked when the pheasant started cackling and beating the air with its wings. In all the excitement, my brother tossed the rooster into the air, and I managed to drop it dead on the corn stubble. Sort of a farmboy version of a columbaire pigeon shot.

Interesting as I was once walking along-side a small stream in a gully with about 12 inches of snow covering when a Heron flew down the gully and the snow erupted with Red Grouse which had been hiding below. The heron was no real threat to them but I guess that its gliding flight reminded them of some sort of large bird of prey. I would have had no idea the grouse were there and I suppose that I would have been able to walk past quite oblivious but for the heron. Lagopus.....

Today the partridge, 21 count, were right next to the house , eating in the winter lawn. I think the pictures are fairly big, so one can expand them to see the markings. This is the fourth day we have seen them, but we surely weren't looking each day, so we must have missed some visits.