California Quail Male photo by Larry Jordan
The California Quail is the state bird of California. They live mainly in western North America from British Columbia to Baja California. This photo was taken on my property just a few weeks ago but the quail live here year round. They visit my pond during the summer when other water supplies dry up. Notice how well they are camouflaged.
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seen any babies yet?/My favorite thing those ques of babies Sandy
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Another new bird for me and another I won’t get here.
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I didn’t know that was the California state bird. Very cool! Ours here in Texas is the Mockingbird.
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Great capture! What an awesome looking bird! I love this photo!
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That must be fun to have them visiting your yard. Every once in a while I’ll spot them in an open field. The last time was when I was at Pinnacles looking for Condors.
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Quails all over the world are incredible role models for camouflage. But this one is with the extra tuff of feather for headgear is one the most beautiful of them. Beautiful image of the quail in its habitat Larry.