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California Quail male<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

California Quail (Callipepla californica<\/em>) are an attractive little introduced gamebird. They are widespread in New Zealand and I often see them when photographing birds at Lake Okareka. The typical male \u201cChi-ca-go\u201d call<\/a> is easy to recognise and I have heard it in our suburban garden despite not having seen the birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Being small, plump and beautifully patterned they make great photographic subjects but being small, fast moving and wary they can be difficult to approach and isolate against a pleasing background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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California Quail female<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

A recent stop at the Auckland Botanic Gardens<\/a> in search of spring cherry blossoms was unsuccessful from a floral perspective (too early) but gave me an unexpected bonus of some lovely California Quail images. I often see them in the Desert Garden area and encountered a single pair on this visit. Anticipating their behaviour and moving slowly I managed to get a few images with a low, eye-level viewpoint, decent backgrounds and some out of focus foreground elements to help isolate the birds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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California Quail male<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

For more information on these little birds see their page on New Zealand Birds Online<\/a> which includes one of my photos taken along the Tongariro River some years back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Photos with Nikon D850 and Nikon 500mm f5.6PF lens<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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