Gambel's Quail (female) perched on bush, Bosque del Apache

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, near Socorro, New Mexico, USA (December 2019)
Seen near the visitor centre. This image was taken during a trip organised by Natures Images and led by Richard Peters 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 07:48
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1000
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 4000
Latitude 33 48 22.7 N
Longitude 106 53 27.2 W
Altitude 1375.50m
Seen near the visitor centre. This image was taken during a trip organised by Natures Images and led by Richard Peters 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 07:48
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1000
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Exposure Compensation 0
ISO Speed 4000
Latitude 33 48 22.7 N
Longitude 106 53 27.2 W
Altitude 1375.50m
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