California Quail Calling and Preening - 4/08

[vulturedoors]

He looks like he's blowing a lock of hair out of his face repeatedly, LOL. These guys are soooo cute. I've seen lines of them skittering across the road when I drive up in the hills.

[planetchinchilla]

Beautiful bird!

[NismoCA]

beautiful!

[flipsandwhips]

i swear these birds have the most annoying call in the world. i have to listen to them all day and it's like torture...

[vulturedoors]

@flipsandwhips

Oh trust me, great-tailed grackles are much worse.

[usmale9112001]

Quail season opened yesterday in Arizona.

[HeartsDecay4200]

That's how i was on the first day of high school. on the side note, it,sooo fucken cute!!!!! I love the little thingy on top of it's head XD

[XxMissxCometxX]

We used to have a quail that ran around the house. I used to always thing when the thing yelled like that that someone is in trouble so I would look all around the house cause I thought it kept saying "Help" but hey can you blame me? I was 4 years old!

[MaxR1997]

sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo­o cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bigmamastrick]

awwwwwww!!!! how sweet!!!!!!!<3<3<3

[Starbomber74]

sounds like i should introduce mr quail to mr 12 gauge

[U784485]

Oh so CUTE!!! I want one.

[Aircraftfreak155]

can some one tell me the difrence between these and gambles quail the sound almost identical and look identical?

[suicidalpenguins4u]

one of the only non bird of prey birds that is cool is the quail. they are cool.

[superpet250]

i love how they walk

[dgaftattoo1]

im suprised that a cubby hasnt called back to him yet

[planetchinchilla]

what part of california do they inhabit?

[dgaftattoo1]

@planetchinchilla almost everywhere in southern california

[TheFlashDelirium]

Cute? what are you talking about, if I saw it i would take my rifle out and shoot and serve it for dinner. nuff said

[Robertamissoniluv]

California valley quail. The mountain quail has a different call.

[dgaftattoo1]

@Robertamissoniluv mountain quail are bigger too

[planetchinchilla]

what a beautiful bird,I like the little bob feather on his head...

[garyhockey11]

I swear when i first saw one in bc i thought it was a road runner

[KimdraElliottVoelkel]

I love that sound. He calls, "Matilda! Matilda!"

Ha ha ha, it's what my Oma always says when she hears one.

[morphix007]

so these are what i learn to cut up at work

[TheTexn]

You have produced a wonderful video. Keep up the excellent work. The background music is a very good addition. You might even introduce a few people to the sounds of the world's greater music ability. 

[Blindsman]

what's it doing in the beginning when it squeeks?

[brysonwilliams70]

i got my own quail call and i made a trap for them. i want to make a pen and breed them i think that would be cool, only theyd be 10x fatter than they already are... so PURE ROUND hehe

[piratechic1]

wht is the song in the backround called??

[sjlove2bird]

okay, now my Grey Parrot is doing a perfect Quail call thanks to this video. He even asks "what's a quail?" before he does it.

[sjlove2bird]

California Towhee, Western Bluebirds, Wrentit, House Finch, Northern Mockingbird,.. lots of cool birds. Love the Chopin too (was there a piano out there in the chaparral?).

[MADNEXXION]

like the sound, like the bird. my lastname is QUAGLIA, means quail in italian.. heheeh

[TruBluFilms]

I love quail hunting

[sjlove2bird]

responsible hunters are some of the most important conservationists

[WallofSQUARES]

this will help me with my hunting calls thanks

[planetchinchilla]

what a beautiful bird,I like the little feather on the top of it's head.

[harleena5]

Thank you for posting this. I wanted to know what they sound like, and now I know I've heard them here! They sure are cute.

[rockwolf3]

yes good vid..yep except for the music..they have a beautiful sound..I raise 'em..

[desultoryhillary]

the music is really annoying and distracting from the bird, you ruined what would otherwise be a great video

[ElKayeVideos]

Yeah, now that I look at it again I'm not sure why I added the music to this one. I usually only do so when the original sound is obscured by wind noise. Sorry!

[TheTexn]

@ElKayeVideos Listen to the music and to the bird's calling. They are both a thing of beauty.

[DMCJordaan]

Wow... quit your bitching, no it's not...

If you want to hear it without "distractions" then go buy a California Quail and sit in a room with it.

[sjlove2bird]

hahahahahaha

[cr3062]

I have a heaard of these birds in my back yard ...tonite they are rolling in the soft dirt and having as good time..I put out a couple of seed blocks this winter...8 blocks later.....(smile) they come eat several times a day..along with the other birds..mostly sparrows..one black bird and 2 pesky mag pies....I enjoy watching them so much!

[cd3drvr]

Can't wait for quail season to start. Fun to hunt these birds.

[TruBluFilms]

We can get some right outside of our window, with my airguns. It's hunting season for them now.

I don't like chukar hunting, because they are so hard to get (without a dog). And they are practially invisible when we are atop a mountain. And when they fly off, it's too late, they are down the mountain already.

[wanikki1]

Nice video. I use to have a covey of these in my outdoor aviary. I'd let them out to free roam during the day, and they'd return at night. Such beautiful darlies, but then one day a hawk got to all of them :(.

[userid0012002]

simply adorable they way they run.

[obryan214]

used to see them alot, hear them now sometimes. most the land where they were is housing developments.

[theveronicas4ever789]

SOOOO CUTE~

[theveronicas4ever789]

cute!

[BLaiaiprincess]

sooooooooooooooooo cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute

haha hes running so fast.

he doesnt like being alone in the road!

[hrabbit]

sooo cute!!! I see them all the time in the morning right before school :D I love how they run across the road X3 its so cute!

[lazmalt]

It's always a pleasure watch your videos!

Hugs ☺