[Posted by Chuck Almdale, all photos from Diana Roberts, 21 July 2025]

A friend glanced out her rear window and saw these California Quail on the deck.

Here’s a closeup of one of the chicks, perhaps a teenager, subadult for sure. Just look at those toes! It’s standing on its own feet!

There was another interested party present, by name of Indigo.

At this moment the quail and cat were not yet aware of the other, separated by the wall below the window. But the commotion made Indigo sit up to see what was going on and spotted the quail, at which moment the quail spotted her, and left.

Another tale of rugged adventure from the eastern Oregon backwoods.