Other birdwatchers, told me how much trouble they were having getting close to the Grey Francolin Francolinus pondicerianus – “Too skittish.” The next day, coming around the curve of the 8 hole at the Dunes Golf Course on Maui, a pair of them was less than 10 feet away. By the time I got my camera up they were scurrying away but I got these three photos. Subsequently, every time we came around the same curve I had my camera at ready. They were always somewhere around but never so close. I’m sure this was a mating pair, but both sexes look similar. The Grey Francolin is native to India and was introduced to Hawaii in 1958.