Quail

: Quail; Quail would rather walk than fly for some strange reason LOL.. This Quail somehow got into our fence around the house. Well It took me some time to get a close shot, it kept running along the fence like a crazy dog. After I thought I had a few good shots of him I ran at him scaring it enough where it took off flying and up and over the fence he went. Quail are tough to photograph, they won't come to your birdbaths or feeders. You have to go out in the fields and hunt them. I'm hoping this summer to get some better photos of the Quail around here.; Created by: Bubbalinn.; Tools Used: Canon G3 digital and Adobe Elements 2.0; Created on: June 06; Image Views: 122; Average Views per Day: 0.3; Image Number: 38206

Comments:

Alan (Bubbalinn) from Golden Valley, Arizona on Jun 15, 2007 at 4:23 PM said:

Hi Alandra, Thanks so much for your nice comment. It is funny you never seeing a quail, they are everywhere here, and also funny that I have no idea what a Flapper looks like. I'm not much on reading books and have not heard of "That Quail Robert"...

Alandra from westcoast Canada on Jun 15, 2007 at 1:53 AM said:

what a lovely image! Have also never seen a real live quail but would love to. I love the description Plumeriagrl wrote, about its top knot looking like a Flapper's head dress. Exactly right! There's a book titled "That Quail Robert", anyone read it?

Alan (Bubbalinn) from Golden Valley, Arizona on May 30, 2007 at 9:55 AM said:

Hi Beverly, Thanks for your nice comment. Quail are for sure hard to get photos of, they are either under a brush or flying a few feet above the ground.

Talsi from WNC on May 30, 2007 at 9:27 AM said:

Nice capture. The only time I see have ever seen quail is when walking my dog in the field and we flush it and off it flies - no time to get a photo.

Alan (Bubbalinn) from Golden Valley, Arizona on May 18, 2007 at 2:07 PM said:

Hi Lorraine, Carol, Don, Alex, Vicki, and Plumeriagrl.. Thanks very much for taking time to leave your nice comments. I'm glad my photo brought back some memories of this bird and a first look for some. I hear ya Vicki about watching them with there young ones. There sorta like ducks with the parents leading the way and all the little ones running behind. I should not say this with all the bird lovers here but they do look pretty and taste pretty good too ROFL...

plumeriagrl from California on May 18, 2007 at 12:50 AM said:

Have never seen a quail in person. I love that little top not on top of the head as it reminds me of a flappers head dress. Super details. Can't wait to see more of these birds.

TravlynWomyn from Bushkill, PA - for awhile. on May 17, 2007 at 9:53 PM said:

We had these all around our summer house in Victoria when I was young. It was always fun to watch them with their young. It's been so long that I haven't seen one in years. This is a great capture, Alan. Great colors. Vicki

Whittler from Maine on May 17, 2007 at 7:39 PM said:

WOW!! what a great shot,it sounds like a good workout getting it though.lolThey are a pretty bird.

donwrob from Ohio on May 17, 2007 at 11:25 AM said:

Cool quail capture Alan! I've never really had a good close look at one. It is a good looking bird. Don

Shutterbug from Maine on May 17, 2007 at 5:49 AM said:

This is one handsome bird,great photo!

Carol

lorraine from NZ on May 16, 2007 at 11:49 PM said:

Neat shot, we have quail over here but haven't seen any for ages, growing up they were quite common along the hedge lines.

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