Motif: Momma Quail and her babies

Posted by Alan Melle on Sun Apr 11, 2004 5:55 pm

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This is a female Gambel's Quail with her babies. The desert mornings were still pretty cool when these little ones hatched and periodically they would climb under mother's wing to warm up. I wish they were closer as this vertical is a crop from a horizontal image.

F5, 600mm f/4 & TC-14E, Gitzo, Wimberley, Provia 100F

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by Wayne Ellis on Sun Apr 11, 2004 6:47 pm

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A great image of natural behaviour, cheers m8t.

Comments and reposts welcome

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by Darlene Boucher on Sun Apr 11, 2004 7:29 pm

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Beautiful!!

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by Jim Neely on Sun Apr 11, 2004 7:35 pm

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This is neat. I like Gambel Quail and the babies really add to the intimacy of thie image.

Well done, Alan.

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by Sandy Mossberg on Sun Apr 11, 2004 7:38 pm

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A priceless shot, Alan.

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by Alan Murphy on Sun Apr 11, 2004 8:24 pm

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So cute, great shot Alan.

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by eagle43 on Sun Apr 11, 2004 8:27 pm

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Well done Alan. These kinds of images are always special.

Congrats,

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by Sparr on Sun Apr 11, 2004 8:44 pm

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This is a fantastic Quail family shot. I like the vertical but would have left more space on the left. In fact, I'd like to see a horizontal. Keep these shots coming.

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by AlexC on Sun Apr 11, 2004 9:00 pm

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Wonderful for all the right reasons!! Congrats!!

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by Dennis Olivero on Sun Apr 11, 2004 9:18 pm

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Very sweet!

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by Jill on Sun Apr 11, 2004 10:05 pm

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Marvelous family shot, Alan !!! Any closer and Momma might have bolted. Would prefer a horizontal pano.

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by Steve Metildi on Mon Apr 12, 2004 1:11 am

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Great behavior and moment. Congrats!

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by Tim Grams on Mon Apr 12, 2004 9:19 am

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Great image- about as cute as they get!

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by Carol Clarke on Mon Apr 12, 2004 3:03 pm

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Wonderful image in its own right Alan. Add in the cuteness factor and it goes way over the top IMHO.

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