Wednesday, May 30, 2012

A Quail Pair



The Protector, originally uploaded by Jen Joynt.
I'm a bit behind on my blog posts, but I have been out exploring my favorite parks in Marin and Berkeley.  And it seems everywhere I go, I hear and see quail.  On this day, I came upon this male sitting in a bush. I eased my way a little closer to him, which he tolerated. But I was so intent on getting a nice shot of him, I almost missed the female taking a nice dust bath.

Dust bath


It was a super windy day, disrupting the usual sleek look of the quail's feathers.

Feathers in the wind

The quail pair tolerated my presence for quite a while before setting off together down the trail.

Quail on the trail


dirt female 017

1 comment:

  1. Very nice. I chuckled at the wind-ruffled feather look. Thanks.

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