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A California Quail commuting at dusk. #birds

The image is entirely motion-blurred as the camera follows a quail running along the ground in dim light.

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Miraz
Miraz

@cliffordbeshers 😀

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cliffordbeshers
cliffordbeshers

@Miraz They are cute little birds, but they sure are fast when they want to be.

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Miraz
Miraz

@cliffordbeshers A couple of years ago one came and wandered around on the deck railing just outside our lounge window. That was a thrill.

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cliffordbeshers
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@Miraz Yes, they do that here, too. Except one time my friend walked out the front door, saw a quail on the railing, the quail saw him, and bam Cooper's Hawk, leaving a cartoon-like ball of feathers in the air. My bird expert says the hawks know how to wait for them to be distracted by something.

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Miraz
Miraz

@cliffordbeshers Wow!

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@cliffordbeshers @Miraz Yeah: Wow!

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