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| Oriole |
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| Verdin |
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Quail Family
It all happened so quickly. I'm sorry that I don't have better pictures to share.
Yesterday, from inside the house, I noticed a mother, father and dozen or so chicks in the backyard.
They really blended in with the ground as they scratched around for food.
How many chicks below? The 4th one at the lower right looks nearly invisible.
I didn't know if they had hatched in the backyard or what. After snapping a few pictures through the glass window, the neighbors' cat came into the yard. Could the chicks fly? Yes, well enough!
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| Mother, Father and Chicks |
Yesterday, from inside the house, I noticed a mother, father and dozen or so chicks in the backyard.
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| Gambel's Quail Mother with Youngsters |
They really blended in with the ground as they scratched around for food.
How many chicks below? The 4th one at the lower right looks nearly invisible.
I didn't know if they had hatched in the backyard or what. After snapping a few pictures through the glass window, the neighbors' cat came into the yard. Could the chicks fly? Yes, well enough!
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| See the little tuft of head feathers? |
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| Quail Chick in Mesquite Tree |
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Father and Child |
Happy Father's Day Weekend. :)
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Purple Martins
Yes, we have Purple Martins in the desert! Instead of nesting in man-made bird houses or gourds, here they use cavities in saguaro cactus made by woodpeckers. Martins are active chatty birds, fun to watch and cute!
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Curve-billed Thrashers
To the right of the trail, in the cholla cactus--
a young curve-billed thrasher,
and parent!
Further on up the trail, another curve-billed thrasher enjoying a saguaro blossom
and singing a surprisingly sweet song.
a young curve-billed thrasher,
and parent!
Further on up the trail, another curve-billed thrasher enjoying a saguaro blossom
and singing a surprisingly sweet song.
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