Still a few birds out there

[Walt lister]

Even though I warned him that it is a pretty lean year, my friend Dick like the desert so much that he drove out from Illinois with his dogs to have another go at some gambels.

Dick with Emma and her pup Lucky

Moving in on a few points

Tough country for old men

Cactus growing out of a rock

A few flowers just starting to appear

Emma, 8 years old

Dick and Lucky and the mornings birds

 

[Oak]

I believe that if I was spending the winter in Illinois, a January trip to walk around the Arizona desert would sound pretty good. Thanks for sharing.

 

[kansasdad]

Thanks for the photos Walt. Where do the birds get water in that rocky spiney spikey land?

 

[Walt lister]

Thanks for the photos Walt. Where do the birds get water in that rocky spiney spikey land?

Desert quail can survive off of bugs and green plants. There are scattered cattle watering holes that ranchers have installed but the birds do just fine in areas that don't have them. They survived in the desert long before waterholes were added. Prolonged drought will really hurt the population but a few hardy birds will survive to reproduce.

 

[pointingdogsrule]

Cool photos.

good luck to all
the dog

 

[mtmiller]

Walt, you never disappoint. thanks....

 

[Big Slick]

Walt, you never disappoint. thanks....

Ditto! Great pics!

 

[1_pointer]

Great pictures, thanks for sharing! Sure looks like a lot more fun than I had last weekend...

Walt- Have you guys ever had trouble with dogs getting spines in their eyes?

 

[Walt lister]

Great pictures, thanks for sharing! Sure looks like a lot more fun than I had last weekend...

Walt- Have you guys ever had trouble with dogs getting spines in their eyes?

Never had that problem but they do get them in the face occasionally or in the mouth when trying to chew them out of their skin.

 

[Topgun 30-06]

Very nice photos and two good looking dogs!!!

 

[1_pointer]

Thanks! I've hunted quail in country like that once, but we didn't have a dog with us. Didn't know if they'd be a problem or not.