A clutch of a dozen quail eggs hatched this morning, and I surprised the chicks and their parents at the bottom of some rocks put in to eliminate life from a small […]
Little Quail Climbing Everest
How to Ask a Question of the Earth (and how to hear the answer)
Let’s be practical. Things are what they are. If you ask a question of the earth, you need to place something in the earth. It will answer, according to what you have […]
The Christmas Angel Takes Flight
Well, California quail, at any rate! And once again with the Earth in winter plumage! Up up and away! We are blessed.
I Should Be a Bird Dog
Quail Day on the Hill Good form, team!
A Tale of Gophers and Quail
Sure, it looks like winter. A bit of shelter for mammals and birds, a few seeds to keep them alive through hard times, and brrrrr. Na. These are the vitamin and steroid […]
California Quail in the Rainforest
The ancient salmon forests of the Pacific Coast were felled long ago. Well, most of them. Hoh Some of the lost ones went to houses in Vancouver and Seattle. People still live […]
The Irony of California Quail Wisdom
Beautiful quail, looking out at the world. What doe he see? Not the world!
When Quail Leave the Grass, It’s Time to Party
Ah, the sweet berries of June! This is the best year in a decade for saskatoons. They are so sweet. And so juicy. Even the ground birds have left the cover of […]
Lazuli Bunting: the Jazz Singer and His Band
Ladies and Gentlemen, the concert hall. Note that the violin is strung, and that the player has taken an unusual position. Stéphane Grapelli wouldn’t have done it like this, but then he […]
Evolution: A Human Social Mirror
Bullock’s Oriole, blending in… This fellow divides his time between South America and this dry northern tip of his species’ range. California Quail (introduced species, so humans would have something to hunt), […]
