Backyard Residents

This family of ten baby Quail, with their mother and father, have taken up residence in our back yard. Unbelievably cute to watch. The mother closely guards them from the rear as the father leads the way across the yard. These pics were taken one week ago. Yesterday we watched as they learned to fly. Five of them flew over the fence in three different directions. Both mother and father called for about half an hour. Eventually they all found their way back home.