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California Quail
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California Quail Callipepla californica
A stalking exercise - low and slow for about twenty minutes to get into the right light. They have three sets of crest feathers, not one (I never knew that).
Focal length: 700 mm fStop: 10 ISO: 400 Shutter Speed: 1/1250
San Jose, CA - Rancho Canada Del Oro Open Space Preserve and Calero County Park
Jul 11, 2006