Absolutely Nothin'..... and A Chukar...Chukka, chukka,,, chuk!

Absolutely nothin' got done today, or rather

I did absolutely nothin' but rest.

So thought I'd do a little "wild kingdom" program.

There was a family in Arizona that recently spent two nights in the desert

in low temps, evidently in an area where people hunt for chukars.

I don't know how many people know what  chukar is.

Then I remembered a chukar that came to visit one day, and of course,

grabbed the camera.

This bird seemed very docile and tame, but it is not a pet.  It is wild.  It seemed to be

a little lost, in a way,  as it kept calling,

"Chukka, chukka, chuk....!"

It let me get quite close, while taking photos.

It's a very pretty bird, and is in the partridge family. 

I haven't seen one since that day.

Here's more about them.