As I was walking Shore Road, this little cutie came right up to me.
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Looks like some kind of quail maybe – I’ll ask my brother the ornithologist
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Thanks hope to see you soon
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Definitely Sunday if not before!
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Thanks
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I think it’s a Bobwhite Quail
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Thanks Anna
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I would guess a hawk.
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Most are saying a Bobwhite Quail which is amazing since it walked right up to me
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Looks like a quail. Mmmm, buttermilk marinated quail. Mmmm.
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very funny
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Gross
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Pretty little Bobwhite
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Bobwhite quail.
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Pretty interesting to have Bobwhite walk up to me
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Looks like a bobwhite!
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That is what most say
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Bobwhite or Quail. See pictures at: http://www.quailforever.org/page/Quail-Species.jsp
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He’s an escapee.
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Funny thanks for the comment
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That little fella was in my yard on Fuller St. for awhile. He’said a Bob white with a very distinctive “Bob white!” call. I think he’s lost his gang – they usually hang out in a covey. I hope he finds his way home!
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Jim said he heard a bobwhite out here a few days ago. I’ve never seen one since living in Gloucester.
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Thanks very cute
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Thanks it was amazing how close it came to me..love wildlife
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Bobwhite. They use to be common but not so anymore due to habitat destruction. He looks like a young one.
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We call that a partridge aka Northern Bobwhite. They’re usually skittish around humans and take to flight when they feel threatened.
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Thank you Bob, this little one came right up to my feet
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What a wonderful and rare encounter Donna! The beautiful and dramatically declining Northern Bobwhite is becoming increasingly hard to find in Massachusetts. When I was a child we heard their soft melodious cries every evening and early morning, coming from the scrubby lot on the cliff adjacent to my grandparent’s home on Cape Cod. Here are several links from the Mass Audubon website. The first shows how drastically has been their decline and the second gives an account of their behavior in Massachusetts.
http://www.massaudubon.org/our-conservation-work/wildlife-research-conservation/statewide-bird-monitoring/breeding-bird-atlases/bba2/find-a-bird/(id)/508
http://www.massaudubon.org/our-conservation-work/wildlife-research-conservation/statewide-bird-monitoring/breeding-bird-atlases/bba1/find-a-bird/(id)/23
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Thank you Kim, this little guy came right up to my feet
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How sweet ~ I don’t think I ever saw a Bobwhite ~ but fondly remember my father alerting me to his whistle ~ I’ll be whistling that all day 😉
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Thank you Mary, this little bird was so sweet, how are you?
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Well ~ first full day back in Annapolis ~ so I’m back in Gloucester countdown ~ working on going from triple digit to double digit countdown ~
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Thanks have a good day
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http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Northern_Bobwhite/id
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Thank you
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That’s my brother Pete he has a PhD in ornithology you can ask him any birdie question
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Thanks Anna
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