Little Walnuts Walking on Sticks. A Gambel's Quail in my Geranium Pot.

Mike, Oh so cute!  When I lived in PA, every year our geranium plant would have a nest of wrens.  Enjoy your new babies and try to get some pictures for us!

Roberta,

Thanks for being the first to comment!  We'll work on some photos as things progress.

Mike in Tucson

Aren't they beautiful birds.  I've never seen them before.  Can't wait to see the babies.  Thanks Mike.

Mike - I can't say that I've ever seen one of them in person either... What a little treasure.

For "little walnuts" they sure seem to grow into colorful adults! It's quite a gift that nature has left in your geranium pot; thanks for sharing it with us.

Mike, how adorable! Quail are some of the cutest birds. I love your description of the babies as "walnuts on sticks"!

Linda,

They are absolutely the cutest little things!  Thanks for commenting.

John,

You're welcome!

Jesse,

I hadn't seen them until I moved to Tucson.  They're larger than the eastern quail I'm used to seeing in South Carolina (home of my alma mater.)

Susie,

They sure are!  Thanks for stopping by.

Mike in Tucson

Well, I for one, are looking forward to photos of the family taking a walk. 

Those are just amazing and great photos!

Your Friend in Charlottesville Virginia!

Mike,

What a beautiful bird! Thanks for sharing these photos with us.....I look forward to seeing the little chicks when they hatch out.

Jo

Love to see the babies when they hatch. We had a Robin with a nest on our wreath on the front door once they are very creative on locations for the nest.

Mike~I'm in heaven!  I love to see the pictures and ideally phyisically see these beautiful gifts we have in nature. My little girl would just love these pictures.  I will have to show her later today.  Thank you for this wonderful gift of sharing.

Mike,

You always have the most interesting visitors. And I might add some of the best readin' and some very nice photos in AR.

Don R.

Mike, what great pictures and I can't wait to see the babies to.  Thanks for sharing!

Wish we had these birds in Texas!!

Hi Mike,
I don't think we have those birds here in NC, they are beautiful.  Isn't it fun to keep vigil overe the eggs?

Mike...those pictures were beautiful...what a colorful bird. How long before the babies turn Blue? Please get pictures after the family  comes out!

Mike,

Nice touch...nice pics too!!! Thanks,   Fran

Joan,

We just love these birds, and this is the first time they've nested so close to us.

Cynthia,

It sure is.  We'll hope to be home when they hatch so I can take some more pics.

Susan,

You may have them way down in south Texas; I don't know for sure.

David,

You're welcome!  Thanks for taking the time to comment.

Don,

I think you're my most encouraging reader!  Thanks.

Julie,

I hope your daughter liked the post!

Terry,

I'd like to see a picture of that!

Jo,

I look forward to sharing them with you.  Hope I'm home when they hatch.

Charles,

Thanks!

Lenn,

We'll do our best to accommodate you!  LOL

Mike in Tucson

I love the colors.  I remember when I lived there the little trail of tracks they leave.  I hope you are able to catch some shots when they are young and following parents around! 

It sure makes for an enjoyable time to sit out on the porch at dusk when these guys come out to feed--at my parents' place in New Mexico there's a covey that varies from 15-50 (depending on the hatch) that comes out from the mesquites every evening. 

I'll wager that having this kind of life to come home to makes that commute at the end of the day seem like nothing, huh?

Love the photos and the birds are beautiful.  Thanks for sharing this with us.  I have a african gray congo that I adore and call "Cowboy".  Birds are wonderful both inside and out.  Enjoy the babies.  Hope to see photos of them soon.

Mike~ My little girl loved the pictures and my boys were quite impressed as well. Thank you again for sharing this beautiful part of nature. Have a wonderful weekend.

I'm looking forward to the balls of fluff pictures - is this the first time they have done this?

Georgina,

This is the first time we've had a clutch of eggs right up on our back ramada.  We see the little guys all the time, but now they're like grandkids.  LOL

Julie,

Thanks for coming back and telling me.  We're enjoying the weekend!

Terri,

I'm looking forward to a blog about Cowboy!

Kent,

Thanks again for all you've done for me this week.  Hope your weekend is safe, enjoyable, and successful!

Doreen,

Mie, too!  Thanks for commenting.

Mike in Tucson

Mike - what an interesting post! I love those photos! Really fantastic!

Mike - very cute description looking forward to seeing the pictures of the walnuts walking on sticks

Mike - What a wonderful experience you share with us. We, too, are fortunate to have a Quail family that nest each year in our front bushes. Not quite as colorful as your breed, though we love to see the long line on their way too and fro. We have to keep the family dog leashed when she is out front as she is no doubt part bird dog!

Karen,

Let's see some pics!

Mike in Tucson

Hello Mike,

How wonderful!  I really like the pictures.  Last spring we had a hummingbird nest in one of our palm trees.  I sure wish I'd taken a picture of the tiny nest and eggs.

Take Care,

Teresa Lindquist

Well, Mike...all I have right now is a picture of someone a wee bit higher on the food chain who has been hanging around our yard since the many nests started receiving occupants!

Karen,

That's a great shot!  What kind of hawk is it?  It would be fitting if it turhed out to be a Cooper's Hawk!  LOL

John,

Thanks for stopping by to comment!  I've been away from the Rain for about a week.

Teresa,

Birds of all kinds are so interesting to photograph and follow.  Thanks for attending the class, and for stopping by to comment.

Dawn,

Thanks for attending the class.  It was a lot of fun, I'm thinking!

Mike in Tucson

Mike... cant wait to see the young ones! Great shots.

Susan

Hi Mike - He/She hangs around with us all Spring and Summer each year, but I'm not sure what kind of hawk it is. Figure I'll take the picture with a cutting from the plant I'm not sure of whether it is rhubarb or swiss chard (and don't want to find out by making salad of its leaves that it is rhubarb!) down to our local Co-Op to see if it's a Coop :->, and see if they can tell me.

Mike - those a beautiful birds. We don't have anything like that in Tennessee.

Mike,  Are the walnuts walking on sticks, yet?  How much longer?  Any idea?  Do you see the parents attending their future gang?  :) 

Doreen,

They've hatched!  And I have photos.  I didn't get to see the little things exit the nest, though.  I'll post on it soon.

Larry,

Tennessee has some beautiful birds, though!  Thanks for commenting.

Susan,

I'll post about the young'uns soon.

Mike in Tucson