Quail in the Haze

We continue to get quail coming to the bird feeder.

( Plant birdseed, get birds )

Yesterday, a small group of them got stuck inside the fence as the babies aren't old enough to fly and they panicked and ran the wrong way when I came out onto the front porch. The parents flew over the fence and looked very agitated as I went down and shooed the little ones back toward the front gate where they could run to their parents.

( Standing Guard as the Sun Rises )

I like having all of these birds around, but it's not always easy to get pictures of them, as they tend to scatter as soon as they notice me.