Chukars
are the national bird of Iraq and Pakistan, but one is now calling the Parkland
Clayton Park home
Richard
Woodbury · CBC News · Posted: Jan 19, 2019 6:00 AM AT |
Last Updated: January 19
A bird
that's a long way from home is being welcomed with open arms by residents at a
Halifax retirement complex.
Last
summer, a chukar appeared outside the Parkland Clayton Park and has
remained there ever since. The red-billed partridge has since been named
Clayton, a nod to the Clayton Park neighbourhood where the retirement facility
is located.
Chukars
are the national birds of Iraq and Pakistan, and are native to the Middle East
and southern Asia. According to the National Audubon Society, they
were brought as a game bird to North America and have thrived
in some arid regions in the western U.S.
"We
have no idea how he got here, but you know, he seems to be faring well so
far and he's certainly being well fed and well looked after," said
Jennifer Shannon, the general manager at Parkland Clayton Park.
Clayton
can generally be found somewhere in the courtyard, which is enveloped by
the retirement buildings.
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