Thread: Californian Quail

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