Excitement at The Holler!
I called, “Quickly! Run!”
The Quail have come!
The coyotes usually keep them at bay.
So this was quite a special day!
Cheers to you from the newly arrived Holler quail!
These are truly remarkable pictures. was visiting at my mom’s house years ago and she called me to come quickly. There in a small clearing, was mama quail, the babies, and daddy at the end, walking in that lovely line they do and you rarely see. I’ll never forget it. And to see these photos, so up close and personal is just astounding. Thank you so much!
Oh how wonderful to see that line of babies. Quail to co-operative parenting and share babysitting. What a sight. I would be so thrilled to see this and you can tell by this post!! Laughing~
Yay!!! The quails!! I’ve never seen a quail in real life. I’d be excited if I saw one! I love birds and all animals. The Holler seems like a magic place. Thanks for sharing, Cindy!
Lovely. Our Scaled Quail are not so spectacularly colored, and there are 2 or 3 coyote packs out where I live, but the quail are here anyway, and come to the feeder and birdbath.
These aren’t the European quail, as far as I can see.
When I had just met the man who was to become my husband he found a quail alongside the road on which we were traveling. He stopped the car, captured the quail and it lived with us – as we became – for many years.
Who could resist a man who stops to rescue a tiny lost bird!
Would you believe I was just at a wedding and the groom’s last name is Holler?
I enjoyed your birds. Thank you for taking time to click the like button on my blog. I appreciate your visits and wanted to tell you so.
Quail produce the same excitement here. For years there were none, and then last year one quail stopped by. This spring a small flock visited for two weeks, but they’ve gone now. Perhaps they will return.
I assume so, but it is an assumption so a good question. I have never seen this, but assumed that is why the quail stayed away from your house. Now you sparked my curiosity, so I will head to google……
Nice pics of one of my favorite little birds…well, sometimes little. Some of them around here are fat! I love it when they have the little babies…they are about thumb sized and twinkle toes behind their moms….so cute!
Yes ravens are over-poulating lots of areas now and driving out more threatened species which is a problem. Ravens are very smart though and have excellent memories~
Ours have been keeping scarce this year but I can hear them twittering and scuttling in the thistle stand below. Soon they’ll come out unless Sophie has them totally buffaloed! They are as big as she is so… Well, one can hope!
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Such a beautiful delicate bird and most of us have only seen their eggs in small, expensive cartons, or in the poultry section of the supermarket, looking small and delicate beside their huge avian family members of chickens and turkeys. I don’t buy them since my daily cooking tends to be of a more basic nature. On reflection, I think I prefer them dressed in plumage enjoying the warm summer sunshine. Beautiful photographs Cindy.
I actually tried to to incubate quail eggs when I was a kid. I saved and bought the eggs and incubator. I don’t know how I was planning to raise them when they hatched since I was in elementary school! Laughing. I turned the eggs several times a day, but I guess it was for the better (in hindsight) that they never hatched. I agree with you. They are best viewed, like all wild animals, free!
Foxes!!! I have seen one fox at The Holler and I would be big time thrilled to see another. All told in my life I have seen three foxes. Two in Alaska and one at The Holler~
Ours seem to be scarce now. There was a bout of distemper among the fox population last year. We did have a family living in our black berry bushes. –Curt
Such perfectly beautiful shots…I love quails, I remember one of the first books I read was “That Quail, Robert’ and then we had them around growing up. These are such crisp, beautiful shots. Everyone of these I thought “that is my favorite…” all of them so nice.
Indeed,very special and rare visitors,dear Cindy ! You caught action and beauty at the same time; the plumage details are awesome !!! Love to you and our very special feathered friend !!!
Doda 🙂 xxx
Oh my! So glad the quail are safe and sound, so far! I wondered, Cindy, are they related to Bob-Whites? They look like what we call that but I am sure they are a little different. I am so glad you caught the one tipping its head down to look at the fish or below the water. It is such a cute pose!
Cindy – Bob White Quail are my favorite of all. I grew up hearing them sing outside my bedroom window. Of course my brothers and father hunt on the ranch but they had to be at least 2 miles from the immediate home, barns, etc. because mother made pets of the Quail. This carried over to me and once we were settled into our home in NC, I had the perfect habitat for Bob White and received a permit to bring in two covey of quail. Of course no hunting was alive and I had Dad to guide me on exactly what they wanted to eat (he came out from Kansas when I first got them to go to the grainery to have their food milled properly). Then we added in some other items they normally flourished in and every time I went out to feed my birds (all kinds I could rejoice in my heart especially with the Bob White). I loved waking up to their calls to each other and Dad and I worked side by side to ensure they had perfect safe places to lay eggs, etc.
The wildlife and game commission monitored my progress for the first six months and after that, I received routine calls from them about bringing in other compatible birds that were loosing out in NC since I was doing so much hand feeding. Between the extensive gardens I built and taking care of the birds, those were some of the happiest days of my life. Unfortunately, Tom was very ill there and the day came when we had to leave.
I have ever so fond memories of those years. Your nature photography brings back so many fond memories for me. Thank you. My comments are long. Please feel free to edit them out of your comments. You won’t hurt my feelings. I know they are long but I had to say thank you for adding joy to my day, even now.
What kind of person would edit out these fascinating comments???? Not me! No way! I had a friend who raised several different types of quail when I was a child in several outdoor aviaries so I am very familiar with the joys of raising quail and watching them grow. I bought a incubator and quail eggs as a child and tried to hatch them but they didn’t hatch, which was probably a good thing since I was in elementary school and could never have fed them round the clock.
Your bird sanctuary sounds postively idylic and if you were still doing this I would want to visit and photograph. You are a remarkable person Sheri who I feel so grateful to have met here in the blogsphere!
oh! That fat lil belly! How sweet, and I LOVE your poem to go along. As fun and simple as the lines of the quail itself so an excellent echo. Also: I adore quail. There are lots in the unbuilt section that abuts our condo complex here to adjoin roads…The silly little way they run…dressed up dudes late for a wedding party or something…
You have faulous words and imagery falling like healing rain from your brain. You blow we away with your talent my friend, and then there is your kindness. You rock my dear and I am grateful for you~
I just love it when we see quail in our little corner of the world. Sadly, it usually means that these lovely birds are fleeing from wild fires to the west of us. We’ll keep the welcome mat out for them all the same. Cheers!
These are truly remarkable pictures. was visiting at my mom’s house years ago and she called me to come quickly. There in a small clearing, was mama quail, the babies, and daddy at the end, walking in that lovely line they do and you rarely see. I’ll never forget it. And to see these photos, so up close and personal is just astounding. Thank you so much!
Oh how wonderful to see that line of babies. Quail to co-operative parenting and share babysitting. What a sight. I would be so thrilled to see this and you can tell by this post!! Laughing~
I really enjoyed it. Quail have such sweet little faces, don’t they? One doesn’t often see the line of them like that.
Yay!!! The quails!! I’ve never seen a quail in real life. I’d be excited if I saw one! I love birds and all animals. The Holler seems like a magic place. Thanks for sharing, Cindy!
Today was THE day!!! If only we can get them to come back!!! They are just so adorable and their head piece bobs when they walk!
Super photos!
Awww happy you think so!
Lovely. Our Scaled Quail are not so spectacularly colored, and there are 2 or 3 coyote packs out where I live, but the quail are here anyway, and come to the feeder and birdbath.
That is so encouraging and I hope will be the case!
Never seen it up close. Thanks for sharing the wonderful images. 🙂
Aren’t they just amazing!!! I obviously was delighted with them!
They are. 🙂
Holler is such an awesome place!!!
Especially when the quail come around!
Beautiful
They are!!! 🙂
These aren’t the European quail, as far as I can see.
When I had just met the man who was to become my husband he found a quail alongside the road on which we were traveling. He stopped the car, captured the quail and it lived with us – as we became – for many years.
Who could resist a man who stops to rescue a tiny lost bird!
Not me obviously!!! 😉 You chose very wisely indeed!!!
Would you believe I was just at a wedding and the groom’s last name is Holler?
I enjoyed your birds. Thank you for taking time to click the like button on my blog. I appreciate your visits and wanted to tell you so.
Cute <3
Thank you so much!
How elegant and royal he looks! Great catch Cindy.
Lovely birdies!! Thank you Dor. Is he a he cause there were several?
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Thank you Cindy!
Awww hugz my friend and thank you too!
Great pics!! Very unique looking birds.
Soooo much fun to watch! Thanks much~
Love these close-ups but also your narrative.
Yay!!! Makes me happy!
Quail produce the same excitement here. For years there were none, and then last year one quail stopped by. This spring a small flock visited for two weeks, but they’ve gone now. Perhaps they will return.
Oh I hope they do return if it is safe for them too!!
What great bird pictures… Coyotes can catch them?
I assume so, but it is an assumption so a good question. I have never seen this, but assumed that is why the quail stayed away from your house. Now you sparked my curiosity, so I will head to google……
That is a spectacular photo!
Well thank you!
Awesome captures!
Awesome critters make for awesome captures!!! Thanks my friend~
Oh it’s nice Cindy! You know, yesterday I had too a rare visitor in my garden, a green woodpecker. A beautiful bird
http://www.english-country-garden.com/a/i/birds/green-woodpecker-9.jpg
Nature is amazing, .. and we should be amazed everyday… your blog allow us to be.
THANK YOU
Love to you
Frédéric
Wood peckers are elusive out here so what a thrill to see!!! Thank you for sending this….heading over now to look!
Beautiful pictures! Tres belles photos… 😉
Merci beaucoup mon ami!
How gorgeous is this bird?! Love the head-dress!!!
Amazing little chubbers aren’t they!!! 😉
🙂
Love that Elvis inspired feather do up top. Congratulations on capturing such great photo’s
It’s a real dooo-whop!!! 😉
I love quail! What marvelous images you captured especially the ones on the water.
Taking some sips!! I was thrilled to get these, so thank you!
I love quails especially the “Fedora” on it’s head!
Stylish chapeaus indeed!! 😉
I’ve never seen these beautiful birds before! How wonderful you could see them in person 😀
Yep! It certainly made my day! Cheers to you~
Cindy, these birds are so beautiful, thank you for sharing! Hugs! Veraiconica
Delightful, Cindy, the photos and the poetry. You made me happy with this post 🙂
Then I am Happy too Polly!
I love this guys head gear… brilliant photos for sure…
A hat for every occasion is surely suitable!!! 😉
Wonderful photographs Cindy,thank you for sharing.
Thank you for appreciating Ranu~
Wow you got some beautiful photos here 😀
So happy you enjoyed them & thank you~
Wow! What a fantastic sight. Beautiful.
Truly charming from tip to toe…..errrr….nail! 😉
What a magnificent bird!
Cute little hopper!
Pft! Pft! Help! Does anyone have and feather gel? I can’t see! I’m having a bad feather day! 😀
Laughing…….Hollyweird stars do this all the time on the red-carpet. They probably stole the quail’s look!!!! 😉
Great collection, but wish you would have caught a pic of that quail blowing the feather out of their eyes. 😉
That would definitely be THE shot!!!! 😉
Nice pics of one of my favorite little birds…well, sometimes little. Some of them around here are fat! I love it when they have the little babies…they are about thumb sized and twinkle toes behind their moms….so cute!
Oooooooh, I would love to see the chicks!! 🙂
You have to look closely…they are literally no bigger than half my thumb! They are darling!!
Thank you for sharing the beauty you see around you, Cindy. It brings joy into the lives so many people!
What a honor to imagine! Thank you Carol & cheers to you~
He is a handsome bird.
He will make some little quail very happy! 😉
Oh Anthony, Anthony, wherefore art though Anthony.
Nice bit of poetry too. Please accept a teddy :bear: 🙂
Accepting with gratitude on behalf of Cleopatra!! 😉
Could be. Perhaps I was being naughty and thinking of Anthony Quayle. 😉 oh I’m so bad.
You are hilarious!!!
Gorgeous pics, Cindy. Love the ‘fascinator’ on the head. 🙂
Endearing aren’t they!!! Fashionable cuties~
Gorgeous pictures. We have ravens (I think) that spend lots of time in our trees, on our patio. About a hundred of them!
Yes ravens are over-poulating lots of areas now and driving out more threatened species which is a problem. Ravens are very smart though and have excellent memories~
Wow. Am very impressed to know that quails still exist! (just kidding). Excellent photos as usual!
I was thrilled to finally get their snaps! Cheers to you~
Great Quail pics, Cindy. RH
Gorgeous pictures! I love their plumage. Looks like they’re wearing a jaunty feather in a cap. 🙂
How awesome! I have never seen quail before! Beautiful pics! Interesting head feather! Hugz Lisa and Bear
Well I am tickled to be the one to introduce you three!!! 😉
These are wonderful photos. I’ve never seen a quail before, they are interesting looking birds. Love that cute little bob they have on their head!
Welcome & so happy to be able to introduce you!! Cute little cluckers aren’t they!!
Ours have been keeping scarce this year but I can hear them twittering and scuttling in the thistle stand below. Soon they’ll come out unless Sophie has them totally buffaloed! They are as big as she is so… Well, one can hope!
I love their calls…..Chi-Ca-Go! Who knows what motivates them to show up? I am just happy when they do!!!
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Such a beautiful delicate bird and most of us have only seen their eggs in small, expensive cartons, or in the poultry section of the supermarket, looking small and delicate beside their huge avian family members of chickens and turkeys. I don’t buy them since my daily cooking tends to be of a more basic nature. On reflection, I think I prefer them dressed in plumage enjoying the warm summer sunshine. Beautiful photographs Cindy.
I actually tried to to incubate quail eggs when I was a kid. I saved and bought the eggs and incubator. I don’t know how I was planning to raise them when they hatched since I was in elementary school! Laughing. I turned the eggs several times a day, but I guess it was for the better (in hindsight) that they never hatched. I agree with you. They are best viewed, like all wild animals, free!
Absolutely – beautiful creatures.
Great photos Cindy!
Merci beaucoup mon ami! Bisous~
Keep shooting! We love the results! Bisous
Great photos Cindy. I’ve never seen one of these and although we do have quail I don’t know that we have this variety. I love the built in sun-visor.
Pretty attractive little birdies aren’t they!! Always carrying their own umbrellas!! 😉
We used to have quail in our neighborhood – but an avian flu reduce their numbers.
I think their might still be some on the hill…
I vividly remember our first year with a male strutting across the back yard with two hens following. 🙂
They certainly do strut…..and hunt and peck!! Laughing. I hope yours come back Jules~
Those are beautiful shots. Rare visitors are the best:-) What do you shoot with Cindy?
Thank you very much! I use a Sony HX300~
Fantastic as always! 🙂
So nice! I thought Wolfie would like them!! 😉
Beautiful bird. Funny though, that feather sticking out on one side of the head.
Pretty hilarious…..I’ve seen fish with similar appendages. I think the intent is for prey to go after the lure rather than the critter!
Makes sense.
It’s the foxes around here, Cindy. It is rare to see a covey come through and I grew up with them. I understand the excitement. Great photos. –Curt
Foxes!!! I have seen one fox at The Holler and I would be big time thrilled to see another. All told in my life I have seen three foxes. Two in Alaska and one at The Holler~
Ours seem to be scarce now. There was a bout of distemper among the fox population last year. We did have a family living in our black berry bushes. –Curt
You had kits!!! I would be thrilled~
Lovely photos of my favorite little charmer !
Welcome & so happy you enjoyed them! Cheers to you~
Great shots, Cindy! I love quail. They are funny little birds, aren’t they? Blessings!
Why thank you and yes they are fascinating to watch! Cheers & thanks for stopping by~
Well, that’s a feather in your cap! Oh, wait, the quail took it! 😀 Fabulous shots, Cindy!
Yes quite the debonair dude!! 😉
He looks so regal and “Charles in Charge”!
He does indeed!! Laughing….
Such perfectly beautiful shots…I love quails, I remember one of the first books I read was “That Quail, Robert’ and then we had them around growing up. These are such crisp, beautiful shots. Everyone of these I thought “that is my favorite…” all of them so nice.
Awwww, you are the one who is nice. Thank you for the kind words~
Cute bird. I know some teenagers who have haircuts like that!
Somehow I’m imagining it looks better on the quail!! 😉
Such lovely shots of a beautiful bird, Cindy. Absolutely wonderful photography 🙂
Regards James.
Thank you James! So kind and so appreciated~
Looks like it’s wearing a fancy hat!
All dressed up and lots of places to go!! <3
sooo cute and smart! 🙂 I did see some in Costa Rica…
Always a treat to see anyhere!! Cheers to you Melanie~
I loved the beautiful photo of the quail. The only other time I’d seen one is on my husband’s dinner plate. Ugh!
Yes, I prefer them walking and head bopping around!!!
Indeed,very special and rare visitors,dear Cindy ! You caught action and beauty at the same time; the plumage details are awesome !!! Love to you and our very special feathered friend !!!
Doda 🙂 xxx
Visa versa back 2 U X 2 Doda! <3
I can see why you’d be excited – these are lovely creatures! Great photos – thanks.
Thank you for appreciating them & cheers too~
How special! I can’t believe I missed this post…
Cute little boppers aren’t they!!! Cheer & grazi Amy~
I don’t recall ever seeing a quail alive, always on my plate. 🙂
It’s beautiful.
They are a lot more attractive alive aren’t they!!! So happy you like them~
Oh my! So glad the quail are safe and sound, so far! I wondered, Cindy, are they related to Bob-Whites? They look like what we call that but I am sure they are a little different. I am so glad you caught the one tipping its head down to look at the fish or below the water. It is such a cute pose!
There are many sub-species of quail so they may well be related but I don’t know. So happy you enjoyed them Robin!
Gotta love that flare of feather fashion sticking out from the top of its head!
It is quite fashion forward!
what a good looking quail!
Our local quails are all grey, looking like petite grey hen. 😀
Well these quail are just fashionistas Hari!!!! 😛
Yes, they are!
😀
Cindy – Bob White Quail are my favorite of all. I grew up hearing them sing outside my bedroom window. Of course my brothers and father hunt on the ranch but they had to be at least 2 miles from the immediate home, barns, etc. because mother made pets of the Quail. This carried over to me and once we were settled into our home in NC, I had the perfect habitat for Bob White and received a permit to bring in two covey of quail. Of course no hunting was alive and I had Dad to guide me on exactly what they wanted to eat (he came out from Kansas when I first got them to go to the grainery to have their food milled properly). Then we added in some other items they normally flourished in and every time I went out to feed my birds (all kinds I could rejoice in my heart especially with the Bob White). I loved waking up to their calls to each other and Dad and I worked side by side to ensure they had perfect safe places to lay eggs, etc.
The wildlife and game commission monitored my progress for the first six months and after that, I received routine calls from them about bringing in other compatible birds that were loosing out in NC since I was doing so much hand feeding. Between the extensive gardens I built and taking care of the birds, those were some of the happiest days of my life. Unfortunately, Tom was very ill there and the day came when we had to leave.
I have ever so fond memories of those years. Your nature photography brings back so many fond memories for me. Thank you. My comments are long. Please feel free to edit them out of your comments. You won’t hurt my feelings. I know they are long but I had to say thank you for adding joy to my day, even now.
What kind of person would edit out these fascinating comments???? Not me! No way! I had a friend who raised several different types of quail when I was a child in several outdoor aviaries so I am very familiar with the joys of raising quail and watching them grow. I bought a incubator and quail eggs as a child and tried to hatch them but they didn’t hatch, which was probably a good thing since I was in elementary school and could never have fed them round the clock.
Your bird sanctuary sounds postively idylic and if you were still doing this I would want to visit and photograph. You are a remarkable person Sheri who I feel so grateful to have met here in the blogsphere!
oh! That fat lil belly! How sweet, and I LOVE your poem to go along. As fun and simple as the lines of the quail itself so an excellent echo. Also: I adore quail. There are lots in the unbuilt section that abuts our condo complex here to adjoin roads…The silly little way they run…dressed up dudes late for a wedding party or something…
‘Kay. Nice to “see” you. Your stuff IS the bar.
You have faulous words and imagery falling like healing rain from your brain. You blow we away with your talent my friend, and then there is your kindness. You rock my dear and I am grateful for you~
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Oh so thoughtful and so appreciated!
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I am honored and most appreciative!
Another cutie, have a few pictures myself, such a neat bird! Great photography!
Awwww thank you! Means a lot~
I just love it when we see quail in our little corner of the world. Sadly, it usually means that these lovely birds are fleeing from wild fires to the west of us. We’ll keep the welcome mat out for them all the same. Cheers!
There is something about quail that just make me smile. Cheers to you Jody~
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