Oct 15. 2009

Quail and Hibiscus

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My parents have quail and while we were visiting I kinda fell in love with them. Too bad they’re probably dinner by now. :( The ones with beige on their heads are girls and the ones with white are boys.

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Inquisitive lil fellows.  Every time I went to the cage one of the girls would run like crazy, zipping this way and that – I was tempted to tuck her in my bag and bring her home.

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Each time I helped mom care for the quail we passed by these huge hibiscus blooms! Dinner plates! That’s my mom’s arm – see her hand is entirely covered – huge blooms!

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11 Replies

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On October 15th, 2009 @ 5:42 am
Betty said,

I´ve never seen such a huge hibiscus! Wow! And what color! Stunning!!

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On October 15th, 2009 @ 6:23 am
Karisma said,

Awww they are so cute! I hope they have not been eaten! Geez they would not fill much, poor little guys! Stunning hibiscus!

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On October 15th, 2009 @ 6:54 am
Sandcastle Momma said,

Wow! I’ve never seen a hibiscus that large. Gorgeous!

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On October 15th, 2009 @ 11:09 am
Michelle Johnson said,

those quail are so cute and that hibiscus is huge. nature certainly knows how to provide one with eye candy, doesn’t it? beautiful post excluding the quail being eaten. have a great day.

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On October 15th, 2009 @ 12:34 pm
Mama Zen said,

The colors in that first picture are perfect!

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On October 15th, 2009 @ 12:39 pm
Kath said,

I have those hibiscus in pale pink – I love them. I sent you my contact info via facebook email …. let me know if you don’t get it.

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On October 15th, 2009 @ 3:12 pm
kaye said,

I love the quail–the hibiscus is nice too.

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On October 15th, 2009 @ 5:50 pm
Di said,

Love hibiscus. Had lots of then when we lived in Arizona. They seemed to thrive in the high heat. We had a quail that nested in our backyard as well and one day she walked across our patio with all of her chicks…. so cute and so very tiny!

Di

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On October 15th, 2009 @ 8:38 pm
Jenners said,

I just don’t want to think about them being dinner! So pretty!

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On October 18th, 2009 @ 6:24 pm
Mojo said,

I never thought of hibiscus as a garnish for quail.

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On October 19th, 2009 @ 11:54 am
Jientje said,

Mmmm, that reminds me…

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