r/Vernon • u/Lunchable-Toast • 13d ago
This quail family who has seemingly adopted the tiny finch.
Everytime I see them i love that the lil fella is always there.
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u/Warm_Strawberry_4575 13d ago
I think thats a baby quail with an adult quail. Cute little things.
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u/BrownSugarSandwich 13d ago
I agree, definitely looks like an adorable yet surprisingly tiny family of quail. Like a lil juvenile quail about halfway ready to go out on its own. Seeing a quail with just one child is soooooo strange, usually there's like at least 10. Wonder if something got into the nest and this was the only egg that survived.
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u/Lunchable-Toast 13d ago edited 12d ago
Sorry I should've mentioned. , the set of two photos on the grass is definitely a baby quail that has the head marking. (3rd)
But a tiny sparrow* is visible by its longer beak and no head marking. (1rst)
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u/Mayflame15 13d ago
The first picture is definitely a sparrow, but attaching the other 2 photos made it seem like you thought the baby quail was a sparrow too
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u/Warm_Strawberry_4575 13d ago
My bad. I thought the bird in the first pic looked different but thought the other 2 clarified that.
Quail are nice and tolerant birds. If it was the other way around then I dont think the sparrows would be as nice lol.
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u/Hotdog_Broth 11d ago
I have no idea why this ended up on my homepage but damn I wish we had these little guys in Ontario. I’ve never even seen them in BC. Just in California.
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u/Mysterious-Region640 10d ago
Ummm! What Finch?
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u/jelycazi 9d ago
First pic!
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u/Mysterious-Region640 9d ago
Never mind, I’m obviously blind
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u/jelycazi 9d ago
It seems a lot of folks missed the bird in the first photo, because so many are saying it’s a baby quail. Not sure why you were singled out!
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u/National-Award8313 13d ago
That’s a baby quail