Gambel's Quail - A familiar desert sound is the "laughing" call of the Gambel's Quail. These common birds are seen year-round ay (should read by) park visitors.
Photographer - Charlie Ott
1985
Showing posts with label Quail. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Quail. Show all posts
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Gambel's Quail Postcard (with error)
Gambel's Quail - A familiar desert sound is the "laughing" call of the Gambel's Quail. These common birds are seen year-round ay (should read by) park visitors.
Photographer - Charlie Ott
1985
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Gambel's Quail
Gambel's Quail
The name "Gambel' comes from William Gambel, an American naturalist from 1821-1849 and the word quail means 'to quack'. Gambel's Quail have a 14-inch wing span and an average weight of 6 ounces.
Photo: Paul & Joyce Berquist
2008
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Quail is a collective name for several genera of mid-sized birds in the pheasant family. They eat seeds, leaves, berries and insects.
Animals in Art, Lucas Cranach the Elder
Lucas Cranach the Elder, German, 1472-1553
'Cardinal Albrecht of Brandenburg as St. Jerome', 1526
Oil on panel, 45 1/4 X 35 1/16 in.
Bequest of John Ringling
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Florida
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