A bit of a disagreement between a pair of Scaled Quail.

[cr_wildlife]

We were watching a covey of Scaled Quail when a second covey came by. A male from the first covey was keeping lookout from a low perch on a branch. A male from the second covey decided that the perch was indeed a great lookout spot and flew in uninvited. The first male seemed to disagree about there being room for two on the perch! These are fairly common birds, listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. They are also called Cottontops, referring to their white crest.

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[Butlerkid]

Excellent image of fowl interaction!

 

[cr_wildlife]

Excellent image of fowl interaction!

Thank you very much, Karen! I am finally (!) caught up on my post-processing, which, of course, means that I have to go out shooting. At least I will no longer be bleary eyed when looking at my images on the computer!

 

[Icarus]

Subjects, action/behavior and composition all work very well together. Love it!

 

[NorthernFocus]

That's an excellent shot. I'm not familiar with this species.

 

[Lance B]

Outstanding shot!

 

[merlinator]

Great image, terrific composition and nice and sharp. One bird I have never seen, let alone photographed.

 

[ChrisSinSeattle]

Great capture, a neat one for me, but I get the message

Chris S.

 

[cr_wildlife]

Subjects, action/behavior and composition all work very well together. Love it!

Thank you so very much!

 

[cr_wildlife]

That's an excellent shot. I'm not familiar with this species.

Thank you, Dan. Found in the drier parts of the Southwest and Mexico.

 

[cr_wildlife]

Outstanding shot!

Thank you very much, Lance!

 

[cr_wildlife]

Great image, terrific composition and nice and sharp. One bird I have never seen, let alone photographed.

Thank you very much. Relatively common in the drier parts of the Southwest and Mexico.

 

[cr_wildlife]

Great capture, a neat one for me, but I get the message

Chris S.

Thank you!

 

[Winston Churchill (Sir)]

That is just beautiful!

 

[PhotoLover]

We were watching a covey of Scaled Quail when a second covey came by. A male from the first covey was keeping lookout from a low perch on a branch. A male from the second covey decided that the perch was indeed a great lookout spot and flew in uninvited. The first male seemed to disagree about there being room for two on the perch! These are fairly common birds, listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. They are also called Cottontops, referring to their white crest.View attachment 68805

Really nice.

 

[Charles Loy]

Really nice photo

 

[cr_wildlife]

That is just beautiful!

Thank you very much, Elsa!

 

[cr_wildlife]

Really nice.

Thank you!

 

[cr_wildlife]

Really nice photo

Thank you very much, Charles!

 

[Louis champan]

What a superb shot!

 

[Annamaria]

This is super. Like the action here, still with detail and nice color/light.

 

[cr_wildlife]

What a superb shot!

Thank you very much, Louis!

 

[cr_wildlife]

This is super. Like the action here, still with detail and nice color/light.

Thank you very much!

 

[Rookie Roy]

We were watching a covey of Scaled Quail when a second covey came by. A male from the first covey was keeping lookout from a low perch on a branch. A male from the second covey decided that the perch was indeed a great lookout spot and flew in uninvited. The first male seemed to disagree about there being room for two on the perch! These are fairly common birds, listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. They are also called Cottontops, referring to their white crest.View attachment 68805

Awesome action shot! Birds, background and perch amazing!

 

[cr_wildlife]

Awesome action shot! Birds, background and perch amazing!

Thank you so very much, Roy!