California valley quail (Callipepla californica)

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Subject:	California valley quail (Callipepla californica)
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Callipepla californica -California, USA -female and chick- 8.jpg

Resolution: 1024x683 File Size: 400325 Bytes Date: 2010:05:01 10:38:33 Camera: Canon EOS 50D (Canon) F number: f/8.0 Exposure: 1/1000 sec Focal Length: 600/1 Upload Date: 2017:07:12 16:46:17

California valley quail (Callipepla californica)

Callipepla californica
English: A female California Quail followed by a small chick crossing a path in California, USA. The female quail hesitatingly checked the surroundings before crossing the path. The first chick is seen in this photograph and about 10 more chicks followed.
Date 1 May 2010, 10:38
Source Just following mum
Author Alan Vernon http://www.flickr.com/people/32541690@N02
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Callipepla_californica_-California,_USA_-female_and_chick-_8.jpg

The California valley quail or California quail or valley quail (Callipepla californica) is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. These quails have a curving crest or plume, made of six feathers, that droops forward: black in males and brown in females; the flanks are brown with white streaks.

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