Gray partridges just hide in the brush. The early French version of the song also featured a partridge (but no pear tree) as the first gift. An old French word for partridge was pertrix.

1. WOO-FULLY: According to one folk belief, if a young woman walked backwards three times around a pear tree on Christmas morning, she could glimpse the image of her husband-to-be in the branches. … ...

A crested wood partridge egg hatched in the Aquarium’s Butterfly Garden on Nov. 4, after an 18-day incubation period.

Up until the harsh winter of 1962/63, partridge were common in our county, but this brutal winter decimated their numbers and they are still struggling to get back to their former numbers.

Haynie guides you in the making of a “A Partridge in a Pear Tree” topiary to take home; the optional afternoon workshops, which include making ornaments, cross-stitch and Scherenschnitte, are ...

The partridge costs only $12; the pear tree is the real expense at $149. The seven swans-a-swimming have actually dropped in price. In 1984, the swans cost $7,000.

As if that wasn’t enough, one of the guest ales at this fine establishment also happens to feature a partridge and is called ‘Porter in a Pear Tree’, a dark, brooding, smokey tipple with ...