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California Quail in Summer Splendor We surprised a covey (love that word) of California Quail along the trail where we would see the Desert Bighorns - took a lot of pictures but only one ended up being any good. Anza-borrego SP,California,California quail,Callipepla californica,Geotagged,San Diego County,Summer,United States Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

California Quail in Summer Splendor

We surprised a covey (love that word) of California Quail along the trail where we would see the Desert Bighorns - took a lot of pictures but only one ended up being any good.

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The California quail, also known as the California valley quail or valley quail, is a small ground-dwelling bird in the New World quail family. It is the state bird of California.

Similar species: Landfowl
Species identified by Barry
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By Barry

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Uploaded Jul 9, 2019. Captured Jun 29, 2019 16:01 in Borrego Springs, CA 92004, USA.
  • Canon PowerShot SX30 IS
  • f/5.8
  • 1/101s
  • ISO400
  • 150.5mm