A Female Rock Bush Quail with her companion
Small quails around 15-18 cms tall and quite common in the grasslands of Southern India.
Sightings are numerous, but they are quite hard to get a decent shot since they scurry away into the grass very quickly. They always stick to grassy areas where the grass blades block shots or create challenging autofocus. But like other quails they forage on the small dirt paths between the grass and that is where we found the pair.
We sighted a pair walking and foraging on a path in the grasslands and they ran far away from us. So we lay down flat on the grass and waited. It took 15 mins, but slowly they came - and crossed the road to a larger grassy patch. The female is in the foreground while the shadow is the male which can be identified by the stripes across the body area.
Thank you so much in advance for your views, feedback and faves.
A Female Rock Bush Quail with her companion
Small quails around 15-18 cms tall and quite common in the grasslands of Southern India.
Sightings are numerous, but they are quite hard to get a decent shot since they scurry away into the grass very quickly. They always stick to grassy areas where the grass blades block shots or create challenging autofocus. But like other quails they forage on the small dirt paths between the grass and that is where we found the pair.
We sighted a pair walking and foraging on a path in the grasslands and they ran far away from us. So we lay down flat on the grass and waited. It took 15 mins, but slowly they came - and crossed the road to a larger grassy patch. The female is in the foreground while the shadow is the male which can be identified by the stripes across the body area.
Thank you so much in advance for your views, feedback and faves.