Pictures from Phoenix and sometimes from the surrounding cities that make up the "Valley of the Sun"
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
A Teaching Moment
Momma is teaching the young ones how to forage!
The Gambel's Quail at the botanical garden have been very busy. The last time I was there, I saw babies everywhere all being watched over by their dutiful parents.
They look so young! Just out of the nest! But mother quail has learned an important lesson - get the kids equipped to go out on their own and thereby gain your own freedom! :)
Look how fluffy they are! Wonderful shot!
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ReplyDeleteThis is so cute, Sharon!
ReplyDeleteAnd I am going to commit to use "forage" in a sentence before I forget it.
ReplyDeleteThey are so cute! We have some quail nesting somewhere on our property. I see them in the mornings but have yet to see any chicks.
ReplyDeletesweet innocence....that is what I needed to see...new beginnings. Peace, Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart
ReplyDeleteThat's an adorable sight Sharon, it's the job of mothers whatever shape or form they take oui :)
ReplyDeleteI like their little topknots!
ReplyDeleteThey look so young! Just out of the nest! But mother quail has learned an important lesson - get the kids equipped to go out on their own and thereby gain your own freedom! :)
ReplyDeleteThey are adorable babies.
ReplyDeleteAw! We have these quail where I live too, but I've never seen the babies.
ReplyDeleteVery cute!
ReplyDeleteSo very cute! What a lovely capture, Sharon.
ReplyDeleteWow, this is really very cute, Sharon!
ReplyDeleteOh, so cute!
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