Adult button quails are small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, and chicks are even smaller. This ground-dwelling species is very rare and only found in thick grasslands. They’re the smallest ...
Learn everything you need to know about how to raise Coturnix quail. This quail is the best game bird for small spaces, so you can raise them in the city or countryside. I was first introduced to the ...
In this 2024 photo provided by the Utah Division of Wildlife Resources, baby robins are seen in a nest. If you find a baby bird on the ground, there are a few things you should do, per the DWR. | ...
I call baby quail "buttons with fast feet." Just about this time each year we see them, many of them racing after one or two moms on the lookout for something good to eat. Baby quail are truly ...
Young raptors are jumping out of their nests early as the extreme heat becomes unbearable, and wildlife rescue centers are getting dozens of calls a day from people who found the chicks on the ground.
A baby bird falls out of its nest onto the ground — what should you do? A well-meaning person may want to help out, but sometimes it's best to just let nature be. Breeding season is in full swing ...
Rohnert Park public safety officer Brittany Hawks was driving around town on routine patrol Aug. 18 when she noticed a Rohnert Park Public Works employee on the sidewalk and stopped to say hello. That ...
Last spring a quail laid 18 eggs in a plant on my enclosed patio. After they hatched, seeing those miniscule creatures scurrying around my patio brought tears to my eyes. I called a man in Phoenix who ...
One thing I like about California is our choice of official state bird: the California quail. Most sports teams and schools pick rather fierce and aggressive animals for the mascots. The United States ...
It’s that time of the year again when outdoorsmen don hunter orange and wait patiently for game to come into their crosshairs, but will quail be among the wildlife in their bounty? This fickle bird ...