Sunday, February 15, 2009

Katie's Quail Convention




A handful of waffle crumbs thrown out back draws a covey of quail in just a few minutes. Quail are very shy and skittish. They mostly just run on the ground but are capable of short flights. We turned the sound up on this video so you can hear their warbly clucking. We're not sure what that comb thingy (at left) is for, but it is most distinctive. (Click on the forward icon to start the short clip.)