Quail
We have a flock that has adopted our yard.9 total reviews
Comment from Thomas Blanks
Cool! I love poems that rhyme and backyard birds. I would love to have quail. I have a bunch of doves, and they are soooo stupid. When they get scared, they fly into my plate glass windows. It has happened at least 8 or 9 times.
reply by the author on 03-Nov-2022
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Cool! I love poems that rhyme and backyard birds. I would love to have quail. I have a bunch of doves, and they are soooo stupid. When they get scared, they fly into my plate glass windows. It has happened at least 8 or 9 times.
Comment Written 02-Nov-2022
reply by the author on 03-Nov-2022
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Wow. If you think Doves are stupid, you should have a flock of turkeys around and you would find they outdo the Doves in stupid. Thanks for reviewing and wish you could have the experience of having a flock of quail. They really are fun to watch.
Comment from Susan Newell
Mystery Writer,
I like your poem describing the behavior of a flock of quail. I particularly like the part about the alpha male guarding his charges. We often have flocks of turkeys in our backyard field and there is always one tom standing guard.
Sue
reply by the author on 03-Nov-2022
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Mystery Writer,
I like your poem describing the behavior of a flock of quail. I particularly like the part about the alpha male guarding his charges. We often have flocks of turkeys in our backyard field and there is always one tom standing guard.
Sue
Comment Written 31-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 03-Nov-2022
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Thanks so much for your kind review. Quail are my favorites but we also have turkeys and they are the birds that make me smile. In fact, I really get a good laugh out of some of their activities. They are not the brightest birds around and have trouble getting back together when they have scattered.
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You are welcome.
Comment from Teri7
This is a very sweet and precious poem you have penned for the contest. You used great descriptive words and very great imagery with the picture of the quail. I wish you the best in the contest. love and blessings, Teri
reply by the author on 03-Nov-2022
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This is a very sweet and precious poem you have penned for the contest. You used great descriptive words and very great imagery with the picture of the quail. I wish you the best in the contest. love and blessings, Teri
Comment Written 31-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 03-Nov-2022
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Thank you for reviewing and the six stars are awesome. I love the quail and especially when they have hatched a brood. Those chicks are so tiny but seem to be so independent from the time that they peck their way out of the shell.
Comment from Dawn Munro
What a wonderful poem -- I can easily visualize the scene as that Alpha male guards and protects the flock. Nicely done! The rhyme and meter are excellent, and the photo is perfect for this poem. Good luck in the contest!
reply by the author on 28-Oct-2022
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What a wonderful poem -- I can easily visualize the scene as that Alpha male guards and protects the flock. Nicely done! The rhyme and meter are excellent, and the photo is perfect for this poem. Good luck in the contest!
Comment Written 27-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 28-Oct-2022
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Thank you so much. I appreciate your kind review. It was difficult picking out just the right picture for the poem. He really takes care of his women...lol
Comment from donette1914
what an adorable poem and the photo is so well done
the story line was very thought out
very creative and believable
thank you for sharing I hope the best in the contest and keep on writing and cant wait to read your next poem
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2022
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what an adorable poem and the photo is so well done
the story line was very thought out
very creative and believable
thank you for sharing I hope the best in the contest and keep on writing and cant wait to read your next poem
Comment Written 24-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2022
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Thank you so much for reviewing. I apologize for the delay in my reply but we lost internet in our area. I have so many creatures that come through my yard and I love it. The quail are my favorite though.
Comment from irishauthorme
Neat! You are lucky to have those little visitors, they are such fun to watch. You must live in the country, or in a secluded area, quail are shy birds and do not usually frequent occupied backyards.
Two years ago we had an influx of abandoned cats here that resulted in a generation of feral cats. They wiped out the quail, preying on the birds and their chicks until the Fish and game came in. They trapped a lot of the cats and adopted them out. The quail are on the recovery now.
Good work,
irish
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2022
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Neat! You are lucky to have those little visitors, they are such fun to watch. You must live in the country, or in a secluded area, quail are shy birds and do not usually frequent occupied backyards.
Two years ago we had an influx of abandoned cats here that resulted in a generation of feral cats. They wiped out the quail, preying on the birds and their chicks until the Fish and game came in. They trapped a lot of the cats and adopted them out. The quail are on the recovery now.
Good work,
irish
Comment Written 24-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2022
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Thank you so much for reviewing. I apologize for the delay in my reply but we lost internet in our area. I have so many creatures that come through my yard and I love it. The quail are my favorite though. We also had a lot of wild domestic cats but they have disappeared. I think the coyotes got them.
Comment from Mary Kay Bonfante
Beautiful job on this! Nice rhymes, lovely presentation, and it tells a kind of story about these fascinating birds.
It's a great photo, and personally I would love to be observing a family of quail, close up. They're probably very entertaining for your children. Bobbleheads! That's very funny.
I only have one small suggestion:
When he knows coast is clear
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When he knows the coast is clear [to me, it sounds better both grammatically and in terms of the meter]
The only times I read much about quail are in the Bible, or on a menu! I think they are a rather heavily hunted species of bird. I've never been hunting, and I wouldn't want to, unless perhaps I had nothing else to eat. They're really rather cute.
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2022
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Beautiful job on this! Nice rhymes, lovely presentation, and it tells a kind of story about these fascinating birds.
It's a great photo, and personally I would love to be observing a family of quail, close up. They're probably very entertaining for your children. Bobbleheads! That's very funny.
I only have one small suggestion:
When he knows coast is clear
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When he knows the coast is clear [to me, it sounds better both grammatically and in terms of the meter]
The only times I read much about quail are in the Bible, or on a menu! I think they are a rather heavily hunted species of bird. I've never been hunting, and I wouldn't want to, unless perhaps I had nothing else to eat. They're really rather cute.
Comment Written 23-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 26-Oct-2022
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Thank you so much for reviewing. I apologize for the delay in my reply but we lost internet in our area. I have so many creatures that come through my yard and I love it. The quail are my favorite though. And thank you for the tip. It does sound better that way.
Comment from jacquelyn popp
This was a nice poem. The rhyming was done nicely, and the whole poem had a great flow making it very easy to read. Very enjoyable poem to read. Thank you for sharing.
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2022
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This was a nice poem. The rhyming was done nicely, and the whole poem had a great flow making it very easy to read. Very enjoyable poem to read. Thank you for sharing.
Comment Written 23-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2022
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Thank you so much for your kind review. We lost the internet due to the weather just before I posted the picture. It is up with the poem now if you want to see Quail.
Comment from zanya
That must be an interesting sight -a flock of quail with their Alpha male in tow- will have to google a picture as I have not seen this bird at close range- thanks for sharing this experience
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2022
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That must be an interesting sight -a flock of quail with their Alpha male in tow- will have to google a picture as I have not seen this bird at close range- thanks for sharing this experience
Comment Written 23-Oct-2022
reply by the author on 23-Oct-2022
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Thank you so much for your kind review. We lost the internet due to the weather just before I posted the picture. It is up with the poem now if you want to see Quail.
