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Gambel's Quail, Female (Callipepla gambelii); Catalina, AZ [Lou Feltz]
These birds populate the native desert areas around my daughter's home. You can really draw them in with seed blocks... and this gal was cautiously approaching one of these. In the populated semi-rural areas in this region they seem to tolerate people if they stay still and quiet. Their calls are one of my favorite iconic desert sounds, and they are more often heard than seen. Males have a black chin and throat and a larger black plume.
IMG_9613; Gambel's Quail
Gambel's Quail, Female (Callipepla gambelii); Catalina, AZ [Lou Feltz]
These birds populate the native desert areas around my daughter's home. You can really draw them in with seed blocks... and this gal was cautiously approaching one of these. In the populated semi-rural areas in this region they seem to tolerate people if they stay still and quiet. Their calls are one of my favorite iconic desert sounds, and they are more often heard than seen. Males have a black chin and throat and a larger black plume.
IMG_9613; Gambel's Quail