California Quail, Callipepla californica
California Quail, male, 6/4/05, Canada Road, Gilroy
Our state bird, a male, left, discharging his sentry duties during the nesting season. Below, a pair at Frenchman's Park, near our house. Many of the pictures further below are from our yard, where we get regular visits from a covey of adult quail in winter, and a pair with young in summer.
California Quail, pair, 5/12/06, Frenchman's Park, Stanford campus
California Quail, adult male, 6/22/04, my yard, Stanford campus
California Quail, 5/17/07, Frenchman's Park, Stanford campus
California Quail, male, 7/20/07, Pajaro River at Hwy 101
California Quail, adult male and female, 11/13/04, Bodega Bay, Sonoma Co
California Quail, male, 5/6/06, my yard, Stanford campus
California Quail, male, 2/19/09, Rancho San Antonio, Los Altos
California Quail, female, 5/24/07, my yard, Stanford campus
California Quail, adult female and male, 6/20/04, my yard, Stanford campus
California Quail, female with chick, 7/31/05, my yard, Stanford campus
California Quail, chick, 7/11/04, Arastradero Preserve
Above, an adult female with chick, in our yard. Directly left is a mostly-grown chick, and below it an adult female, both part of a covey I saw at Arastradero in July 2004 with two adult males, two females, and at least six young. At the bottom, a male leading young quail across the grass at Frenchman's Park, near my house on the Stanford campus.
California Quail, adult female, 7/11/04, Arastradero Preserve
California Quail, male and chicks, 5/29/08, Frenchman's Park, Stanford campus
California Quail, female and chick, 5/29/08, Frenchman's Park, Stanford campus
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