Gambel's Quail (male) scratching ground, Bosque del Apache, New Mexico

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, near Socorro, New Mexico, USA (November 2017)
Seen in the vicinity of the visitor centre feeders. This image was taken during a trip organised by Natures Images and led by Chris Gomersall and Ellie Rothnie.
Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii / Internet Bird Collection
Gambel's Quail / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii
Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii / Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Shooting Time 08:19
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1250
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 1000
Latitude 33 48 21.3 N
Longitude 106 53 27.8 W
Altitude 1382.40m
Seen in the vicinity of the visitor centre feeders. This image was taken during a trip organised by Natures Images and led by Chris Gomersall and Ellie Rothnie.
Status is classified as Least Concern. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii / Internet Bird Collection
Gambel's Quail / Bird Forum
BirdLife International / Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii
Gambel's Quail Callipepla gambelii / Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Shooting Time 08:19
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1250
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 1000
Latitude 33 48 21.3 N
Longitude 106 53 27.8 W
Altitude 1382.40m
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