As I was going about my gardening today, I heard a rustling and looked to my right to find a Bobwhite busy foraging about in the garden! Neat! Apparently, these guys are considered a Near-Threatened species as they have been shown to be in significant decline in most areas.
As I recall, quail and grouse are kinda dumb birds - they let you get real close-like before they take off. This guy fit that stereotype, and he didn't seem to mind me taking his photo:
Eventually, he had enough harrassment and jumped up on the fence to get away:
2 comments:
Silly birds and their letting you get all close-like before flying off...
He's gorgeous and you are so lucky he visited. We used to hear Bobwhite over here but not for a few years. I once saw a whole little brood of them running through the trees but now house building has chased them away.
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