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!
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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~