Quail in flight

[ronwoodcraft]

Took this yesterday during a sort of light period on a cloudy day. Flying through a hole in the brush. Both are crops from the same original raw file.

 

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[Kray Gelder]

Terrific shot! I've never seen that aspect on a quail before. Really cool!

 

[tamrock]

Outstanding once more there Ron

 

[glass half fool]

They are captured beauty in action Very nice

 

[fyrffytr1]

Beautiful. What type quail are they?

 

[old digger]

That's Nice!

 

[ronwoodcraft]

Beautiful. What type quail are they?

They are California Quail. They were introduced to Idaho about 1900.

 

[ronwoodcraft]

Thanks Everyone!
I go through this same scenario a few times a day..Look out the window and a group of quail will be looking for food where I always feed them. I step out side and they freak out and fly into the brush on the other side of the creek..I'll throw out some chicken scratch and go back inside. As soon as I close the door, they come flying back to the feed.

I've watched them and noticed they always come flying back through the brush in about the same place, either under, over, or around the end of that stick on the left....Yesterday, I threw the scratch out, hid behind the porch rail, and used manual focus with the 400mm lens, and focused on that stick..When about a dozen of them started flying in, I just held the shutter button down rapid fire and took about 20 shots and got one that was in the focal area.

 

[RGINN]

Oh man! Yeah, I don't think I've ever seen a shot quite like that.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Cool shots, thank you for sharing!

 

[bravowhiskey]

that shot deserves a name...or a page on a great calendar. Now get 11 more . lol
professional grade.

 

[A2coins]

super clear pics Afternoon delight