![California Quail / Schopfwachtel](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=866x10000:format=jpg/path/sc2f52581a29c981e/image/i007090a23cd02980/version/1563719467/california-quail-schopfwachtel.jpg)
Back in 1995 I only got an unsatisfactory, fleeting glimpse of what I at least then thought was a California Quail / Schopfwachtel. Returning 24 years later, I was so happy to find this stunning species in good numbers. Look at this belly pattern! | Pinnacles National Park, July 2019