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Callipepla gambelii
These are small, plump, round bird with short necks, small bill, and square tail. The wings are short and broad. Both sexes have a comma-shaped topknot of feathers atop their small heads, fuller in males than females. Richly patterned in gray, chestnut, and cream that can serve as excellent camouflage. Males have a bright rufous crest, chestnut flanks striped with white, and creamy belly with black patch. Females are grayer, lacking the strong head pattern.
Desert Shrubland
This was only my second time seeing these quail and my first time photographing them. These little guys were fun to watch. They have a lot of charisma for such little birds!
Spotted on May 11, 2015
Submitted on May 12, 2015
23 Comments
Thank you all!
So Beautiful 馃槝馃槝馃槝
Congrats!
Thank you everyone! I really appreciate the SOTW!
Congrats Emily!
Congrats Emily for the SOTW. What a beauty!
Congratulations.
Thank you Yasser and Rangers!
Congratulations Emily, this beauty of a quail was selected as Spotting of the Week! Thanks for all your great submissions and for all the awesome work you do for wildlife outside of PN. Congrats again and enjoy the well-deserved honor!
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Thank you Leuba and Mark! I always enjoy sharing my adventures on PN!
so cute ! Thanks for sharing this lovely spotting Emily.
What a lovely portrait.
Thank you guys! Wish I had ore time to spend with these great little birds last weekend!
Beautiful spotting Emily....
Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!
Thank you DanielePralong!
Beautiful shot and bird Emily!
Thank you all! This was only the second time I had seem one. They are really neat little birds to watch. I would still really like to see a scaled quail. I'd need to drive south east for one!
Beautiful capture Emely,congrats and thanks for sharing
Nice, I saw my first one in Arizona. I still want to see the Scaled Quail. I missed them by an hour when I was in Colorado last summer
Thank you both!
Great shot!
Wow...!