This is a very similar to photograph California Quail 05 that was posted a while back but I like this pose as well.

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I took this photograph while the Sun was setting at a local preserve near my house. A decent number of people use this preserve as a walking and biking path because it is very beautiful as you can see. Most people don’t notice the things I do, such as baby Quail chicks. I’d like to bring more awareness to the animals that cohabitate with us at places like preserves. I see many people let their dogs off-leash at preserves like this one and in other natural areas and I think that is unfair to the wildlife, like this mother Quail and her chick. Even friendly dogs have a prey drive and encountering a baby Quail chick like this one wouldn't take much to harm it. There is a reason why it’s generally unlawful to unleash your dog at public properties such as these and why signs are posted. Please consider the lives of the wildlife that may be living there.

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This is the second photograph of this particular California Quail. I really like how the tree was lit up in the background.

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I had a lot of joy watching this female California Quail and her young. Unfortunately for you I did not get many pictures of them. One reason why is because it was getting late. The Sun had already set at this point and the Quail were only out for a little bit before finding shelter. The other reason is because I’m very cautious to not interrupt wildlife, especially when it comes to babies or juveniles. I generally keep a pretty good distance and I knew the photos were not going to be that great from where I was viewing.

The Quail happen to move up this little hill and were covered by some tall grass so that is when I decided to make my move and sneak a bit closer. In this photo they are running back down the little hill after something else spooked them. There is a track not too far from here where people walk and ride bikes around so the Quail would attempt to go a little higher but always end up running back down after getting startled.  I only got a handful of photos before they made home in a bush and decided to not come back out.

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The Sun had basically just gone down and I was walking back to my car when I heard some California Quail so I decided to investigate. I saw this female looking rather stoic and was able to snap some photos of it.

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As I was watching a covey (flock) of California Quail a bunch of them flew up into a tree but were then startled by something so they started flying in front of me towards another tree. The sun was setting in the distance so I tried my best to get a photo of one of them flying with the glow of the sun hitting them. This was the best I could achieve as there were just too many trees between them and the sun which blocked a lot of the light. Plus, it was very hard to focus on them due to the conditions and they had all flown within 15 seconds or so.

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This is a juvenile California Quail that I saw fly onto a dead tree near me while I was watching its covey (flock). The tree was being taken over by a trailing Blackberry Bush and you can see the Blackberries in the photograph.

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This was during Sunset at a local preserve. The California Quail was in the shade but the tree behind was glowing due to being backlit by the setting Sun. I really enjoy this photograph.

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I found this California Quail while roaming around outside an Airbnb that my wife and I were staying at in a more rural area of Arcata, CA.

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