This beloved ground bird is quickly identified in most of the southwest. The male typically perches on higher ground to keep watch for predators as his family of vulnerable babies feed and learn quail behavior with their mother.
His identifiable markings include the red cap and protruding crown feather
he quail family is always seen together when chicks are growing and their familiar environment is the desert. It is seen here with brittle bush, Ocotillo and saguaro cactus, with blue mountains in the distance.