Proud Papa
Uploaded: July 10, 2011 20:03:10
This is the proud California quail papa of 8 little “quailettes”. Mama and the rest of the covey are nearby, just off the edge of the photo. These are social birds and are quite entertaining, often acting like they have had too much coffee as they dart about, scratch for food, and take dust baths. They can run exceptionally fast… their legs becoming such a blur that the quail almost appear to be floating a few inches off the ground. My favorite of the quail calls is a loud chee-KA-go, chee-KA-go. Perhaps I can teach them to say “port-OR-ford, port-OR-ford"?
Nikon D700, 50 – 500 mm Sigma APO/DG/HSM f/4.0 – 6.3 Zoom @ 500 mm. f/10, 1/350 second exposure. ISO 800 (7/8/2011, 2:50 PM)
Exif: F Number: 9.5, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/3500 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 800, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 500.00 mm, Model: NIKON D700
Jack Gaskin July 11, 2011
JUST A FANTASTIC CATCH REALLY an OUTSTANDING bit of shooting getting them all w/o spooking them.Happy Shooting
Jack #1392160
Merna L. Nobile August 25, 2011
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