The quail are always in our backyard. There are so many families with mom and dad and a batch of babies that I can’t keep track. One family has two babies. Another has 10 or 11 and there are families with every number in between.

The poppa quail usually finds a perch on a bench or rock to have a good view of his family while they scratch around for birdseed in the gravel, or visit the birdseed block.

A pretty momma quail mostly stays with her babies. I see the moms calling out to them to round them up and keep them close by.

Here’s a teenager quail. There are very few little itty bitties around anymore. They grow up so quickly!

Here’s a group of babies hanging out in the shade of a barrel cactus.

Three young ones making their move to the bird seed block.

This teenager has legs!

Another poppa quail on the lookout for his family.

I will miss these quail families when the babies are all grown up and they start their own family units. That will be next spring.

Happy Monday! What are your plans this week?