{"id":54598,"date":"2018-10-14T05:13:10","date_gmt":"2018-10-14T11:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=54598"},"modified":"2025-09-05T08:05:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T13:05:07","slug":"california-quail-hen-perched-in-a-tree-davis-county-utah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2018\/10\/14\/california-quail-hen-perched-in-a-tree-davis-county-utah\/","title":{"rendered":"California Quail Hen Perched In A Tree – Davis County, Utah"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even though I see California Quail quite often at home I don’t have many photos of them in my portfolio.<\/p>\n

Whenever it is warm enough to have my windows open at home I can usually hear the California Quail in my neighborhood calling as they court and raise their young.<\/p>\n

\"CaliforniaCalifornia Quail hen perched in a tree – Nikon D500, f8, 1\/1250, ISO 800, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
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Two days ago I found two California Quail hens perched low in a tree in Davis County, Utah and I was delighted that one of them was out in the open in nice light.<\/p>\n

I was almost too close to the quail in a “mobile blind” (a vehicle parked at the edge of the road) and there were more than a few times that I clipped the bottom of her toes off while photographing her.<\/p>\n

I should have removed my teleconverter but didn’t think about that while I was photographing these birds plus I didn’t know if they would stick around very long.<\/p>\n

Later on in the morning I found a male California Quail in the same location but he was perched on a fence and the background was a mess so I won’t be keeping my photos of him.<\/p>\n

I’m quite satisfied with the photos I took of this hen.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my California Quail photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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