I slammed on my brakes
@sallypup (58205)
Centralia, Washington
August 28, 2017 11:27pm CST
I was driving down our access road this afternoon, heading out to get hubby from the bus stop. Weedy on the sides so its hard to see what's what.
Right in front of me two quail stepped out. Love their silly top knots! Love their jiggle as they walk. And behind the two adults zig zagged two innocent fluff balls, tiny top knots on their baby bird heads.
You bet I slammed on the brakes and waited for the family to make their way into the weeds on the far side of the road.
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@rebelann (111317)
• El Paso, Texas
29 Aug 17
I've never seen any but I'll bet there are some in the foothills closer to the mountains @sallypup I've seen one roadrunner but I'm not in the country exactly so they pretty much avoid this area, too many people keep moving into this area dad blast it.
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@RasmaSandra (73858)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
29 Aug 17
First of all how cute and second glad you managed to break and let them pass.
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
29 Aug 17
I would have hit my brakes, too.
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@sallypup (58205)
• Centralia, Washington
29 Aug 17
@RichardMeister Something about quail. They are silly and they refuse to fly. They just keep gyrating around, doing their thing.
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@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
29 Aug 17
Awwww, I bet there were so cute!
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@sallypup (58205)
• Centralia, Washington
29 Aug 17
@andriaperry Surprised me when I came back from town this morning: about a dozen quail up on the upper road. I guess they found something to eat in the dirt there.
