A covey of gambel’s quail scurrying through the desert with their topknots bobbing is a common sight in parts of the southwest. Adapted to live in arid climates, the gambel’s is especially ...

It’s a four-times-a-day routine. Up at dawn to put out seed, peanuts in the shell and suet for our flock of 80 pinyon jays. Once the jays have devoured everything in sight, it’s time to put ...

David is a retired Environmental Scientist with a passion for wildlife photography and travel. He has lived in Shasta County ...

Dog trainers have asked Montana lawmakers to reclassify mountain and Gambel’s quail as a game species. Since 2014, they have ben categorized as a nongame, nonnative exotic species. That means ...

I was very used to quail in California; however, the Gambel's quail of Arizona are a different matter, as far as beauty goes. That may explain the origins of their taxonomic name Callipepla gambelii.