Hungarian Partridges

I stepped outside my house to see a flock of Hungarian Partridges walking across the street into my neighbour's yard. At first I thought the birds were sharp-tailed grouse because of their summer coats looked like sharp tails. However, on a closer look, I could see the winter feathers that showed the distinctive red feathers on the wings and the bird's crest.  The Hungarians in my neighbourhood live in the valley by the Elk's golf course a kilometre away. Nose creek flows through the golf course and birds live in the brush on the sides of the valley.  The birds leave their sanctuary in the fall to pick gravel on the streets and to forage for different berries and seeds in the residential neighbourhood.