Quail

[ronwoodcraft]

Set a camera in the yard hoping for baby quail. Haven't seen any little ones yet this year but plenty of adults. Disabled the camera today and plan to wait until we see some babies before setting up the camera again.

 

[robertk]

Awesome pics, babies or not.

 

[glass half fool]

Wow Ron Those are some amazing pictures of quail I really am stunned by the markings on the second pic I am looking forward to the pictures of the young ones.

 

[tamrock]

those turned out really nice

 

[pepperj]

Great shots Ron, the male has some nice ring markings.

Out west I saw Quails, and their clutch. Fun to watch them following like a train.

 

[mtdoramike]

We used to see Bob White quail all the time when I was growing up, but now a days none.

 

[robertk]

We used to see Bob White quail all the time when I was growing up, but now a days none.

It’s the same around here. Loss of habitat. But we’re trying to help, leaving some habitat for them. We’ve got two coveys on the property now, where we started with only seeing two birds several years ago.

 

[glass half fool]

Sadly the whistle of the bob white quail has become a thing of the past And along with it went the chackle of the ring neck pheasant And no mater how much habitat they plow up in the in the name of making more profit we are all poorer because of it

 

[mtdoramike]

Growing up in central Florida, I used to sit out on the porch in the evenings and listen to the Whip Poor Will singing off in the distance with that rhythmic tune ringing in my ear as I drifted off into thoughts of the day. But sadly, it has become a distant memory. I haven't heard the soulful tune of the Whip now in better than 30 years and I only live a mile and a half from my childhood home.

My Dad started raising chickens, Bob White Quail, Ring Neck Pheasant. In hopes of eventually selling them to local restaurants. He made a few sales but that was about it. I was around 5-6 at the time. It was me and my brother's jobs to go out and feed and water all of those birds before we went to school and after school before supper. We even ended up with a few Peacocks, why I don't know, I guess he just liked peacocks. We ended up eating most of the birds and sold some to local breeders who also spent their time chasing rainbows. Hopefully they found their pot of gold, we never did.

Sorry for rambling on, but it just brought back memories for me, some fond and some not so much. Thanks for letting an old man digress.