Show birds bt have mishaps partridges are adept at thundering r from the ground and escaping through what looks like impenetrable brush and trees but the wisconsin conservation reports that the are not always as accurate in their aim as it may seem that many of these birds do have accidents in examining partridges department part ment research men found seven birds with injuries that came apparently from colliding with trees and brush in escape flights the seven birds were found to have chest injuries seemingly from flying dying into tree branches and one bird was found with a small twig embedded in its flesh one immature female had a severe head bead scalping one bird was found with an acorn impaled on its bill and a wear mark showed that the nut had been there a long time the bird managed to eat in spite of the impediment as its crop contained other acorns |