On a roll with the browns and grays, and I wanted to go back to Arizona. What I chose was this pair of Gambel's Quails. Quails, like shorebirds, can have some complicated feather details, which I am not crazy about painting, but I stuck with it. They are gorgeous little birds, not sayin' they ain't, so fun to watch and not shy. We saw these at Cave Creek Ranch in Portal Arizona on April 5th, 2024.

Gambel's Quail, Calipepla gambelii
Cave Creek Ranch, Portal Arizona

Jorge, on the other hand, had a very successful session with his bird today. Driving a loop around Horsebarn Hill, as he has done every day this month, he had some real goodies - I mean more than one, more than two even... His Wilson's Snipe was probing in the mud of a runoff stream right beside the road - and also not shy. Enjoy this beauty - complicated feathers and all!

Wilson's Snipe, Gallinago delicata
Horsebarn Hill, UConn campus, Storrs Connecticut