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Gamble Quail chick We now have a few covey of quail roaming around our backyard. For size comparison to its adult size here is an image of the covey:<br /> <br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/50692/covey_of_quail.html" title="Covey of Quail"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2428/50692_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=L17zl1JVGUtHo922fOk7MDcFkYk%3D" width="200" height="136" alt="Covey of Quail This is part of a covey of 7 chicks. The mother guards them intensely as they will mature over the next several weeks. My estimate is that these are about 3 weeks old.<br /> <br /> The hen is out of focus as my interest was on the chicks... :-) Callipepla gambelii,Gambels quail" /></a></figure> Callipepla gambelii,Gambels quail,Geotagged,Spring,United States Click/tap to enlarge

Gamble Quail chick

We now have a few covey of quail roaming around our backyard. For size comparison to its adult size here is an image of the covey:

Covey of Quail This is part of a covey of 7 chicks. The mother guards them intensely as they will mature over the next several weeks. My estimate is that these are about 3 weeks old.<br /> <br /> The hen is out of focus as my interest was on the chicks... :-) Callipepla gambelii,Gambels quail

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The Gambels quail

The Gambel's quail is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. It inhabits the desert regions of Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Texas, and Sonora; also New Mexico-border Chihuahua and the Colorado River region of Baja California.

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Similar species: Landfowl
Species identified by Stephen Philips
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By Stephen Philips

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Uploaded May 28, 2017. Captured May 28, 2017 09:05 in E Britton Way, Tucson, AZ 85739, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 5DS R
  • f/5.6
  • 1/640s
  • ISO100
  • 400mm