Subj : Quails  was: same as it ever was
To   : Maurice Kinal
From : Nancy Backus
Date : Thu Aug 16 2018 19:06:40

-=> Quoting Maurice Kinal to Nancy Backus on 14-Aug-2018 03:09 <=-

 NB>> Hmmm...  In that case, probably just are lying low... hopefully

 MK> BINGO!  We were driving to town and about 1km down the road from here
 MK> lo and behold a flock of about 20-30 of them ran across the road in
 MK> front of us.  No chicks but I imagine the chicks are all grown up by
 MK> now.  After all quail aren't all that big.  No pictures as it happened
 MK> too fast and we weren't prepared.  However I was happy to see them and
 MK> am now more hopeful that the local neighbourhood flock is just lying
 MK> low for now and will show themselves again after Labour Day if not
 MK> sooner. 

That is reassuring... :)  Any chance that might have been your local
flock, having moved a ways....?  Or don't they go so far afield...? 
Does human activity arounf your area decrease after Labour Day...?

ttyl        neb

.... I am a mental tourist, My mind wanders!

--- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F
 * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (1:229/452)

.