Thread: Californian Quail

On the vineyard this day, I watched a pair with their four youngsters ...

Awesome. That's quite a small clutch though isn't it?

Great photo! Let me guess... it was snowing heavily, right?

They're Albino!! So rare you rarely see them!! Soory @EeeBees Couldn't resist

Maca, thank you for making me laugh!!!!

@Wildman, with all the rain and low temperatures it is a wonder if many chicks will survive ...

Maca, thank you for making me laugh!!!! Didn't have my fone on me at the time so no fotos ...


@Wildman, with all the rain and low temperatures it is a wonder if many chicks will survive ...

I often wonder how young birds survive during wet and cold conditions - sometimes they don’t - but yesterday was a great example of how Quail can do it - I saw one family out in the rain with just two chicks - I couldn’t get them all together - but here is one older chick with Mum - I suspect they have had more than weather problems with just two chicks left
Then I spotted this lovely Quail family that were sheltering under a loading ramp walkway - I stopped the car about 5m away and hung out the driver’s window - hard to believe but there was about eight small chicks under there - I had to open the door which unsettled them and I missed good pictures as the chicks moved off with Mum and Dad - I went back an hour or so later and they were back under cover - but again I missed good pictures - I guess most birds can find shelter somewhere in their environment - but hard to shelter from predators

Originally Posted by time out

I often wonder how young birds survive during wet and cold conditions - sometimes they don’t - but yesterday was a great example of how Quail can do it - I saw one family out in the rain with just two chicks - I couldn’t get them all together - but here is one older chick with Mum - I suspect they have had more than weather problems with just two chicks left
Then I spotted this lovely Quail family that were sheltering under a loading ramp walkway - I stopped the car about 5m away and hung out the driver’s window - hard to believe but there was about eight small chicks under there - I had to open the door which unsettled them and I missed good pictures as the chicks moved off with Mum and Dad - I went back an hour or so later and they were back under cover - but again I missed good pictures - I guess most birds can find shelter somewhere in their environment - but hard to shelter from predators
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That 2nd to bottom pic is a classic

Nice photos.

We love seeing those little fluff-balls following Mum and Dad around at this time of the year... so cute! The attrition rate is definitely high though with cats, stoats and hawks taking a high toll. That said, the population is very healthy here.

Quail are just so funny to watch. My daughter and I had a real laugh last week watching 4 or 5 of them playing in a dust bath. They had a race course set up... like a BMX track... and they were running around this little track chasing each other. It was about a 1 square metre long route and had bumps and rocks in it. They were at it for about 6 or 7 minutes, then moved on.

If I knew what to do with them I'd harvest the odd one or two.

I have made quail pate' with only one or two. using the breast meat not the liver....... with a dash of bourbon ..... not Chianti

Birdscaring on the vineyard ... parents and eight well grown poults ... well done them!! Could not take a foto as my mobile is dead after me dropping it ... dang ...

They do well at my place. I regularly see families of 8 to 12 on the driveway.

That is great, Pengy ...

Wonder what all the rain has done for the quail and pheasants ...... will find out soon enough

Was finally getting a good flock of quail around the house. Saw a cat one night and after the next few weeks the quail were all gone. Caught up with that cat the other night fushed it out of some blackberrys and boom gos the full choked 12 gauge and the feker run and went into the blackberrys hopefully it was just it's legs hadn't caught up with the brain.