They usually ... um ... er ... quail when seeing me coming but this male Brown Quail (Coturnix ypsilophora) in Tyto today quietly went about his business for quite a while before quitting the track.
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No quarrel from me Tony. Not normally so quiescent those quail. Your quarry has beautiful markings. Oh stop this! I'll put my QWERTY keyboard away now.
ReplyDeleteRegards,
Gouldiae.