Quail are back - spring is near

EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
edited February 13, 2011 in Wildlife
I know Spring is coming...these guys started showing up quite frequently making lots of noise. I'll use them to practice my bird photos and hopefully get some in the wilderness. But quail are the hardest to get; they are fast and flighty. I hope this is the year when I get get a bird in flight :lust I've been learning lots here!

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~AnnaMaria~ My little life in God's big universe

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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited February 11, 2011
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  • denisegoldbergdenisegoldberg Administrators Posts: 14,373 moderator
    edited February 11, 2011
    Very nice. It looks like you captured a conversation in progress!

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  • Osprey WhispererOsprey Whisperer Registered Users Posts: 3,803 Major grins
    edited February 11, 2011
    Very interesting birds. Would like to shoot these someday. I have not had the good fortune to see one in person. Thanks for sharing and glad they are back for you to enjoy.
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  • jackiejayjackiejay Registered Users Posts: 714 Major grins
    edited February 11, 2011
    I Love Quail they are cute little birds my dad use to hunt them when I was little I use to get really sad when he did lol.You did a great job on the picture:)
  • Wicked_DarkWicked_Dark Registered Users Posts: 1,138 Major grins
    edited February 11, 2011
    excellent. they look like they're having a meeting.
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  • LindiweLindiwe Registered Users Posts: 606 Major grins
    edited February 12, 2011
    I think the birds on the extreme left and right are both pretending that they're not listening to the conversation in the middle...

    Well caught! Lovely birds.
  • Wicked_DarkWicked_Dark Registered Users Posts: 1,138 Major grins
    edited February 12, 2011
    they both have a look of 'studiously ignoring' about them, don't they?
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2011
    One of the quails I certainly want to photograph one day! Nicely done
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  • EiaEia Registered Users Posts: 3,627 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2011


    Ric Grupe wrote: »
    clap.gifD
    Thank you VERY much!
    denisegoldberg wrote: »
    Very nice. It looks like you captured a conversation in progress!
    denisegoldberg wrote: »


    --- Denise


    I think the guys on the right are discussing 'something' about spring and the gal on the left is leaving the conversation! :D
    Osprey Whisperer wrote: »
    Very interesting birds. Would like to shoot these someday. I have not had the good fortune to see one in person. Thanks for sharing and glad they are back for you to enjoy.


    They are fun birds - rather hyper and hard to get.
    jackiejay wrote: »
    I Love Quail they are cute little birds my dad use to hunt them when I was little I use to get really sad when he did lol.You did a great job on the picture:)


    Thank you! Yes - they are tasty birds (sorry to say - but we enjoy beer battered quail). Photographing them gives me greater pleasure though... I think! :D
    Wicked_Dark wrote: »
    excellent. they look like they're having a meeting.


    Yea- I bet they are! Thanks much for the comment.
    Lindiwe wrote: »
    I think the birds on the extreme left and right are both pretending that they're not listening to the conversation in the middle...
    Lindiwe wrote: »


    Well caught! Lovely birds.


    Thank you much, considering it's spring they probably have much to say and hear.
    Wicked_Dark wrote: »
    they both have a look of 'studiously ignoring' about them, don't they?
    Maestro wrote: »
    One of the quails I certainly want to photograph one day! Nicely done


    They are my favorite game bird! I think they are gorgeously cute! iloveyou.gif
    ~AnnaMaria~ My little life in God's big universe
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