Eggshells in quail nest
For three days I have been expecting the quail eggs to hatch. Today they finally did it. I went out the back door to check on the nest, and the mama quail was gone and 12 of the 13 eggs were empty. I heard and then saw the parents on the low wall at the north side of the patio. Peering below them in the mottled shade of a rosemary bush I spotted some teeny chicks. After returning to the house for a camera I came out again and tried to get some shots of the chicks. I didn't want to stay long because the parents were nervously trying to gather all the chicks together and take off to their hiding place.
Eggshells in quail nest
For three days I have been expecting the quail eggs to hatch. Today they finally did it. I went out the back door to check on the nest, and the mama quail was gone and 12 of the 13 eggs were empty. I heard and then saw the parents on the low wall at the north side of the patio. Peering below them in the mottled shade of a rosemary bush I spotted some teeny chicks. After returning to the house for a camera I came out again and tried to get some shots of the chicks. I didn't want to stay long because the parents were nervously trying to gather all the chicks together and take off to their hiding place.