They were moving fast, so the photo is a little blurred. But Jon Loveless saw these cute, little chicks hurrying after mom.
Dad was no doubt on guard duty close by. Here's a photo of a beautiful male CA Quail, which was taken by Kathy Willems. 
Thanks to Jon and Kathy for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
Mike Mee noticed this male California Quail standing guard on Buddha statue. The rest of the covey was feeding on the ground below.
Quail take dirt baths, which is pretty amazing to see. This next photos were taken by Robert Scarola.
Here the female joins the male. Robert thinks the male is saying, "Look! This is a great place for a dirt bath."
Thanks to Mike and Robert for allowing me to share their photos with you here.
It's not easy photographing CA Quail chicks, as they always seem to be in motion. Two chicks recently came to a water dish to take a few sips, and Clay Yale had his camera at the ready.
Here is a photo of the beautiful male, taken by Tom Eckles. The male is always on guard duty while the female tends to her covey of little ones.
My all-time favorite photo of CA Quail was taken by Siegfried Matull
14 chicks are on the bench, with Dad acting as a sentry. It looks like Mom is on the left.
Thanks to Clay, Tom, and Siegfried for allowing me to share their photos with you here. To see much more of Tom's photography, here is his website: www.tomeckles.com
I'll let Siegfried Matull tell this story:
“Whenever the sun shines, we have Quail taking sand baths in our yard. We have been watching this action for many hours!
“In my picture you can see two Quail on the left with their eyes open, but the Quail on the right has stuck its head down into the sand we are sure with its eyes closed. These birds throw the sand with their wings high into the air, fully covering themselves with sand, making them invisible.”
Studies have shown that dusting helps Quail maintain the optimum level of oil on their feathers.
Thanks to Siegfried for allowing me to share his photo with you here. And Happy Thanksgiving to those in the United States! This beautiful, warm day on the Mendonoma Coast is reason enough to be thankful. And we are thankful for the rains to come - there is a series of storms headed our way, with rain to begin sometime tomorrow. Hooray!
Mark Simkins noticed a covey of California Quail, Callipepla californica, huddled under a bush during a recent rainstorm.
Here's another photo of California Quail - this time they are eyeing their metal brother on the right. Paul Batchelder caught this cute photo.
The Quail's topknot looks like one feather but it's actually six feathers that overlap. You can find out much more about these beautiful birds at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology at this link: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/California_Quail/lifehistory
Thanks to Mark and Paul for allowing me to share their photos with you here.