Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Black-breasted Button-quail

Yes! Finally! After five years I have been lucky! I was walking down the bush track at Inskip Point yesterday afternoon and a little bird walked quickly across in front of me. This part of the track was shaded and I had just been photographing birds up against the light so I had the wrong camera settings - but no matter. Point and shoot! And I was lucky! I don't think it had seen me until it was across but it must have warned the other three in the group because they scooted across so fast that all the rest of the photos were blurred. However, I will post one of these blurred ones because the colors show slightly differently. Here's hoping that I have another try and get better photos next time!
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  1. FABFebruary 25, 2009 at 10:05 AM

    Nice one Mick, my sightings (very few) of Common Quail have been so brief I often wondered if I'd actually seen them.

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  2. mickFebruary 25, 2009 at 10:23 AM

    Hi Frank, I remember often seeing quail in New Zealand where I grew up - but these little Black-breasted ones are notoriously difficult to see.

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  3. Tyto TonyFebruary 25, 2009 at 4:46 PM

    Good on you! Any sighting would have done me when I spent two fruitless days and nights on Inskip a few years back looking for BBBQs. Didn't even find saucer circles!

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  4. mickFebruary 25, 2009 at 5:29 PM

    Thanks Tony. At present there are lots of little 'saucer circles' - but it appears to me that they don't often tell you where the quail actually are.

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  5. DuncanFebruary 25, 2009 at 7:30 PM

    You'll get them Mick, the first time is the circuit breaker.

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  6. mickFebruary 25, 2009 at 7:43 PM

    Hi Duncan, that's great positive thinking! Thanks!

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  7. Bob KaufmanFebruary 26, 2009 at 3:02 AM

    Congratulations on getting these skulky birds!

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  8. Tricia RyderFebruary 26, 2009 at 4:01 AM

    Congrats on getting such an elusive bird Mick - doesn't it make you feel good :D

    Blurred or not, you should be pleased to get a shot at all methinks :)

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  9. mickFebruary 26, 2009 at 5:05 AM

    Thanks Bob and Cynthia.
    Thanks Tricia also. Yes, I was so excited to see these birds - the photos were an extra bonus!

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  10. tilcheffFebruary 27, 2009 at 5:23 PM

    Wow! You did it! :D :D

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  11. mickFebruary 27, 2009 at 5:31 PM

    Thanks Tilcheff. It's a nice feeling of achievement.

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  12. VickieMarch 3, 2009 at 12:32 PM

    Quails are so skiddish. I think you've got some really nice photos here. This kind has interesting eyes...a bit of light in the midst of all that brown.

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  13. mickMarch 3, 2009 at 12:52 PM

    Hi Vickie, they're very hard to see let alone get close to.

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