SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY QUAIL

Posted on June 23, 2015 by | 6 Comments

 

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They learn early
to be a covey,
to stick together
and look out
for one another—

where Bobcat walks
and Hawk waits
on a bare branch,
where water is
before they die.

 

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6 responses to “SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY QUAIL”

  1. Peter Notehelfer | June 23, 2015 at 7:32 am | Reply

    And a very tasty meal they make, I must confess . . .

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    • John | June 23, 2015 at 3:31 pm | Reply

      Quite amazing really, a helluva hatch considering the drought. The female was sitting on the gate with a little more altitude out of frame, no other adults around — I counted twenty babies.

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  2. Richard | June 23, 2015 at 9:58 am | Reply

    Looks like a pretty good hatch. Would love to think pheasants fared as well.

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  3. Richard | June 23, 2015 at 10:02 am | Reply

    Hope the turkeys did well too.

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    • John | June 23, 2015 at 3:33 pm | Reply

      Sorry to say that it doesn’t appear that the turkeys had a very good hatch, but then again, we don’t see much of them this time of year. One good thing, though, is that what turkeys we have are pretty spread out.

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