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Chicks in the Essen Wildlife Refuge

Written by Marty Essen
Chicks in the Essen Wildlife Refuge

Marty’s photo of the day #4730: Deb and I have been married a long time. So long, in fact, that she felt perfectly comfortable asking me to take pictures of “cute chicks.” Yes, we have eight ping-pong-ball-sized California quail chicks living alongside our house in the Essen Wildlife Refuge this spring. A few got stuck […]

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Animals A to Z. The Letter Q

Written by Marty Essen
Animals A to Z. The Letter Q

Marty’s photo of the day #2628: It’s “Animals A thru Z Month.” Each day in August, I will post an animal I’ve photographed—somewhere in the world—in alphabetical order. Q is for Quail. This California quail lives near my house. Of all the birds that live near me, these are the most exotic-looking. I’d expect to […]

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