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Red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)

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Red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)

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Red-legged partridge Pheasants and allies Grouse, pheasants, quail, turkeys, hoatzin, etc. Birds Chordate Animals
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Alectoris rufa Phasianidae Galliformes Aves Chordata Animalia

2016:05:31 11:06:54
Red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/2500 sec at F5.6, ISO 250, distance 29.85 m

Cacin valley, Granada, Spain

2014:03:28 12:22:46
Red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/320 sec at F8.0, ISO 200, distance 29.85 m

Am I so far enough away?We have seen a reasonable number of red partridges, but they always run away quickly. Here we were lucky that there was no coverage for the partridge in the orchard. After a sprint he looks at whether the danger is already gone. He finds not, and runs further.

Cacin valley, Granada, Spain

2014:03:28 16:41:05
Red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1250 sec at F4.5, ISO 400, distance 44.67 m

Red partridge on the road side, ready to run in the bushes.

Zafarraya, Granada, Spain

2014:03:24 14:30:24
Red-legged partridge (Alectoris rufa)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1250 sec at F6.3, ISO 250, distance 44.67 m

Unfortunately not a very successful photo, but the first red partridge.

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