California quail are native, as their name implies ... In courtship, the male will droop its wings and spread its tail to attract attention as it bobs its head. He may rush at the female.

McCall said this year’s event will include a curated Friday ride and a spread of Sunday ... rally from Southern California to the Monterey area that precedes the Quail. “We have future plans ...

You’ve just flushed a covey of California quail ... them enough pause to let the birds escape. But while the quail’s short wings are great for sudden takeoffs, they aren’t much use for ...

No offense to my friends and family, but some of the best visitors I’ve had in my garden recently have had wings ... a covey of California quail, arrived on foot. They scampered lickety-split ...

All have gray upper breasts, fancy head plumes, bold striping on faces and white bars on wings. One of the species, the California quail, has intricate scales on the neck and lower body.

The California Quail is a handsome, round soccer ball of a game bird with a small head and bill and a distinctive, curled black head plume in both sexes. Its wings are short and very broad and ...

“They go all the way down to California. There are mountain quail in the Mojave Desert. They seem to be pretty adaptable,” Sauder said. “It always surprises me that our birds are not ...

A bird common to the desert Southwest is the Gambel’s Quail; particularly in southern Arizona and New Mexico. They are also abundant in western Colorado and look and act very much like the more ...

The jaunty California Quail has a round body and a plume on its ... with white or gray feathers edged in black. Its back and wings are grayish-brown. The belly is heavily scaled with black-edged ...