Rogue Valley - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Scrub
Food : Seeds
Nesting : Ground
Behavior : Ground Forager
Conservation : Low Concern
"The California Quail is a handsome, round soccer ball of a bird with a rich gray breast, intricately scaled underparts, and a curious, forward-drooping head plume. Its stiffly accented Chi-ca-go call is a common sound of the chaparral and other brushy areas of California and the Northwest. Often seen scratching at the ground in large groups or dashing forward on blurred legs, California Quail are common but unobtrusive. They flush to cover if scared, so approach them gently..... The California Quail digests vegetation with the help of protozoans in its intestine. Chicks acquire the protozoans by pecking at the feces of adults."
- Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
Tags: California Quail Galliformes Quail Bird Callipepla californica Mark Heatherington Rogue Valley Jackson County Oregon USA Male
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It was a brisk spring morning and this guy perched and puffed. My guess is he was waiting for sunrise.
California Quail (Callipepla californica) Male
Emigrant Lake - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Scrub
Food : Seeds
Nesting : Ground
Behavior : Ground Forager
Conservation : Low Concern
Tags: 1057 California Quail Callipepla californica Male Quail Bird Wildlife Nature Emigrant Lake Jackson County Oregon Rogue Valley Mark Heatherington
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Emigrant Lake - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Scrub
Food : Seeds
Nesting : Ground
Behavior : Ground Forager
Conservation : Low Concern
"The California Quail is a handsome, round soccer ball of a bird with a rich gray breast, intricately scaled underparts, and a curious, forward-drooping head plume. Its stiffly accented Chi-ca-go call is a common sound of the chaparral and other brushy areas of California and the Northwest. Often seen scratching at the ground in large groups or dashing forward on blurred legs, California Quail are common but unobtrusive. They flush to cover if scared, so approach them gently..... The California Quail digests vegetation with the help of protozoans in its intestine. Chicks acquire the protozoans by pecking at the feces of adults."
- Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
Tags: 1223 California Quail Callipepla californica Male Quail Game Bird Nature Wildlife Bird Emigrant Lake Jackson County Oregon USA Mark Heatherington
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Chi-ca-go is the call of the California Quail. This fellow was belting it out for several minutes.
California Quail (Callipepla californica) Male
Emigrant Lake - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Scrub
Food : Seeds
Nesting : Ground
Behavior : Ground Forager
Conservation : Low Concern
"The California Quail is a handsome, round soccer ball of a bird with a rich gray breast, intricately scaled underparts, and a curious, forward-drooping head plume. Its stiffly accented Chi-ca-go call is a common sound of the chaparral and other brushy areas of California and the Northwest. Often seen scratching at the ground in large groups or dashing forward on blurred legs, California Quail are common but unobtrusive. They flush to cover if scared, so approach them gently..... The California Quail digests vegetation with the help of protozoans in its intestine. Chicks acquire the protozoans by pecking at the feces of adults."
- Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
1041
Tags: 1041 California Quail Callipepla californica Male Quail Bird Wildlife Nature Ornithology Emigrant Lake Jackson County Oregon USA Mark Heatherington
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Emigrant Lake - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Scrub
Food : Seeds
Nesting : Ground
Behavior : Ground Forager
Conservation : Low Concern
"The California Quail is a handsome, round soccer ball of a bird with a rich gray breast, intricately scaled underparts, and a curious, forward-drooping head plume. Its stiffly accented Chi-ca-go call is a common sound of the chaparral and other brushy areas of California and the Northwest. Often seen scratching at the ground in large groups or dashing forward on blurred legs, California Quail are common but unobtrusive. They flush to cover if scared, so approach them gently..... The California Quail digests vegetation with the help of protozoans in its intestine. Chicks acquire the protozoans by pecking at the feces of adults."
- Cornell University Lab of Ornithology
Tags: California Quail Callipepla californica Male Emigrant Lake Jackson County Oregon USA Mark Heatherington Galliformes
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