High Stepping Gambel's Quail
by Priscilla Burgers
Title
High Stepping Gambel's Quail
Artist
Priscilla Burgers
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
HIGH STEPPING GAMBEL'S QUAIL by PRISCILLA BURGERS
This Gambel's Quail was only a few days old. He was part of a covey of four chicks in Arizona. The Gambel's quail is a small ground-dwelling bird in the quail family. It inhabits the desert southwest regions of America, where coveys gather along brushy washes and cactus-studded arroyos to feed. Males and females both sport a bobbing black topknot of feathers. The male’s prominent black belly patch distinguishes it from the similar California Quail. This ground-hugging desert dweller would rather run than fly. Like many desert-dwelling species, Gambel’s Quail populations undergo a “boom-and-bust” cycle. A year with ample winter-spring rainfall that generates lots of green vegetation will yield larger clutches and an abundance of chicks. Dry winters mean less food and lower productivity. Just before her eggs hatch, the female Gambel’s Quail calls to the chicks, who cheep to each other from inside the eggs.
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THANK YOU TO THE ADMINISTRATORS OF THE FOLLOWING GROUPS FOR FEATURING THIS IMAGE:
- Wild Birds of the World - A Nature Photography Group - 8/8/2019
- Birds In Focus Group - 8/9/2019
- Southwest Photography Group - 8/9/2019
- Arizona Group - 8/9/2019
- Pure Nature Photography Group - 8/11/2019
- A Birding Group - Wings - 8/11/2019
- Art Forever With You Group - 10/14/2019
- Beauty of Arizona Group - 3/2/2020
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August 8th, 2019
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Comments (16)
Janet Marie
Congratulations! Your beautiful artwork has been featured on the Homepage of the “Beauty of Arizona” Art Group (03/02/20). You are welcome to submit your artwork in the discussion thread “2020 Thanks and Features Archive.” LF FB
Jan Mulherin
Congratulations!! This stunning image has been selected to be featured for the week in the “Art for Ever with You” Group Home Page. You are welcome to add a preview of this featured image to the group’s discussion post titled “2019 October: Stunning Group Featured Images and Thank-you’s” for a permanent display within the group, to share this achievement with others. Also feel free to post your feature on our group Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/296998814248643/ Thank you for your participation in the group! ~Jan (October 14, 2019)
Don Columbus
Congratulations Priscilla, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Dawn Currie
Congratulations on your feature in our group, Pure Nature Photography - celebrating the best of our natural world! You are invited to archive it in the 2019 Pure Nature Photography Featured Work Archive discussion thread for longer lasting visibility.
Don Columbus
Congratulations Priscilla, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2019 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
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