I love when you see a good sized flock of adults going along. Their little top knots bob in unison as they scurry about their business. I’m not much of a bird person but I love quail and ravens. Now, I need to speak with the ravens about eating the quail babies but that’s for later, in private. There will be a scolding!
I didn't know he had a youtube channel; I've only seen his posts in my Tucson NextDoor feed! Quail are also common in the city; I see them sometimes trooping across the street at a run; even the little ones can run like crazy.
My cat approves of that video. Interesting that at the end, the female starts taking a couple of steps away and the male Nervously moves in her direction, like he’s anticipating her going AWOL and is not looking forward to being a single parent of 19.
That is a lot of babies. Must be a Quiverfull family. When we first moved to Arizona in 1975 the only quail I ever saw were the Scaled Quail aka Cotton Top Quail (have a tuft of white feathers on their head). Sometime after coming back from Germany in 1990 I began noticing a few Gambel's Quails as well. After a few years I saw more Gambel's and less Cotton Tops. It has been probably 15 years since I've seen any Cotton Tops where I live. I hear quail everyday in my back yard. They always have a look out sitting on our wall watching for predators. The wall protects them from coyotes but there are still plenty of hawks and owls around. Thanks for the gif, Martini!
The Partridge Family!
I think that is one of the things I'll miss the most when I leave the desert - quail, especially the peeps!
Sweet!
I love when you see a good sized flock of adults going along. Their little top knots bob in unison as they scurry about their business. I’m not much of a bird person but I love quail and ravens. Now, I need to speak with the ravens about eating the quail babies but that’s for later, in private. There will be a scolding!
I didn't know he had a youtube channel; I've only seen his posts in my Tucson NextDoor feed! Quail are also common in the city; I see them sometimes trooping across the street at a run; even the little ones can run like crazy.
😂 “game” on television!
My cat approves of that video. Interesting that at the end, the female starts taking a couple of steps away and the male Nervously moves in her direction, like he’s anticipating her going AWOL and is not looking forward to being a single parent of 19.
That is a lot of babies. Must be a Quiverfull family. When we first moved to Arizona in 1975 the only quail I ever saw were the Scaled Quail aka Cotton Top Quail (have a tuft of white feathers on their head). Sometime after coming back from Germany in 1990 I began noticing a few Gambel's Quails as well. After a few years I saw more Gambel's and less Cotton Tops. It has been probably 15 years since I've seen any Cotton Tops where I live. I hear quail everyday in my back yard. They always have a look out sitting on our wall watching for predators. The wall protects them from coyotes but there are still plenty of hawks and owls around. Thanks for the gif, Martini!