We had a nice reprieve from the heat here in the desert over the weekend. It was nice enough to do an early morning walk at the Desert Botanical Garden. I arrived at 6:00 AM and found that a lot of other garden members had the same idea. It wasn't crowded but there were definitely more early risers than I've seen before.
The highlight of my walk was finding this family of quail enjoying a cool drink from one of the water features. In these photos we see Papa Quail and five of his "teenagers". It was a big family.
I love how their top-knot feathers are just now forming and looking a bit frazzled at the moment.
Here's Papa again looking quite proud of this large brood.
Momma Quail was there too, she just didn't get into any of my photos. I counted nine young ones all together.
2 comments:
There’s something so heartwarming about watching a quail family navigate the world together, especially with their charming, tousled top-knots
Such pretty birds, such a pretty place. We are expecting 100 degrees here today.
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