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Northern Bobwhite

Colinus virginianus

Photo by AshleyT
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

One of my favorite birds. Small, mottled body with males having a boldly marked black and white face.

Habitat:

On the side of the road in thorn scrub habitat. The female flushed when we drove up but this guy just sat there, which has never happened for me before :)

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Comments (4)

Thanks Tom and Jamie :) I was very pleased with how these photos turned out!
texas has everything! florida is jealous. :) awesome spotting I've been looking for one a long time.
That's great this guy stayed for a photo session:-) Nice pics Ashley!

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