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Wild Wednesday … Quail Sentry

Posted on December 9, 2015 by foresterartist

quail, California Valley Quail, pen and ink, pen, ink, drawing, wildlife

California Valley Quail on sentry duty. Pen and Ink.

It’s tough being a prey item. California valley quail deal with this fact of life by having a sentry to watch over the covey. He’s not much for defending the covey, but will sound a pretty good alarm.

47 thoughts on “Wild Wednesday … Quail Sentry”

Daltonsart on December 9, 2015 at 2:02 am said:

Wonderful drawing!

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- foresterartist on December 9, 2015 at 12:23 pm said:
  
  Thank you Annie.
  
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GP Cox on December 9, 2015 at 3:25 am said:

Beautiful! I expect no less.
PS. the DHL tracker says I should be getting your book today – I’m looking forward to it!!

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- foresterartist on December 9, 2015 at 12:26 pm said:
  
  Thank you GP! I hope you’re not disappointed. It was a few decades ago that I painted it. The new book will be even better.
  
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  - GP Cox on December 10, 2015 at 4:15 am said:
    
    I received the package and it is just as I expected, not a signed copy, but in very good shape. Someone name Cathy Zorph put her name in it.
    
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    - foresterartist on December 12, 2015 at 7:20 pm said:
      
      I don’t recognize the name. You’ll see a big difference between this book and the new one. We would be happy to sign it if you want.
      
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      - GP Cox on December 13, 2015 at 2:41 am said:
        
        Probably the mother who bought it, just thought I’d mention it.
        
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      - foresterartist on December 15, 2015 at 4:36 pm said:
        
        I feel honored that you went through the bother of tracking down and buying a copy. Thank you Gail.
        
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memadtwo on December 9, 2015 at 3:31 am said:

wow.

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- foresterartist on December 9, 2015 at 12:29 pm said:
  
  Thank you both! Since I’m not sure which of you to thank.
  
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Laura (Createarteveryday) on December 9, 2015 at 4:56 am said:

Gorgeous!!! Do you go right in with pen, or do an underdrawing first? Amazing detail!

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- foresterartist on December 9, 2015 at 12:33 pm said:
  
  Thank you Laura! I always start with a pencil sketch underneath. Mostly, it’s just to capture the basic shapes correctly with no detail. I do the detail work all in pen. Except when I’m trying to understand the shading or difficult detail. Then I’ll draw it out to avoid mistakes.
  
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  - Laura (Createarteveryday) on December 9, 2015 at 12:53 pm said:
    
    That is very good and exactly what I needed to hear right now. I’m going to adopt a pencil framework too. Thank you very much!
    
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    - foresterartist on December 9, 2015 at 6:44 pm said:
      
      I look forward to seeing your results.
      
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      - Laura (Createarteveryday) on December 9, 2015 at 7:00 pm said:
        
        Thank you. I do too! It’s all a giant adventure for me, this art wonderment :))
        
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Teresa Robeson on December 9, 2015 at 6:48 am said:

Awesome drawing of a beautiful bird!

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- foresterartist on December 9, 2015 at 12:34 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much Teresa!
  
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Myriam (Myr's Bytes) on December 9, 2015 at 7:04 am said:

Beautiful! So many lovely details :-).

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- foresterartist on December 9, 2015 at 12:35 pm said:
  
  I’m so glad you like it Myriam! Thank you.
  
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Theanne aka magnoliamoonpie on December 9, 2015 at 7:07 am said:

Beautifully done…reminds me of the Gambel Quail (as seen in Arizona) 🙂

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- foresterartist on December 9, 2015 at 12:39 pm said:
  
  Thank you Theanne! They are quite similar birds. We have gambels here in the northeast part of the state. I might have to give them a try sometime.
  
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chrisbkm on December 9, 2015 at 8:21 am said:

Lovely drawing.

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- foresterartist on December 9, 2015 at 12:39 pm said:
  
  Thank you Chris.
  
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Martha Keim-St. Louis on December 9, 2015 at 8:26 am said:

Reblogged this on Martha Keim-St. Louis' blog and commented:
He does exquisite work

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- foresterartist on December 9, 2015 at 12:40 pm said:
  
  Martha, thank you so much for the reblog and kind words.
  
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Susan Feniak on December 9, 2015 at 9:04 am said:

Amazing drawing, great detail. Quail aren’t exactly high on the food chain but they sure are fun to watch.

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- foresterartist on December 9, 2015 at 12:42 pm said:
  
  Thank you Susan! They cruise through our yard just about everyday, like a bunch of tiny chickens. I always enjoy them too.
  
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cubbyholes on December 9, 2015 at 9:21 am said:

Gorgeous!!!

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- foresterartist on December 9, 2015 at 12:49 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much!
  
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Heather Stinnett on December 9, 2015 at 1:30 pm said:

This is beautiful work! I’m really enjoying your blog, Tim. 🙂

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- foresterartist on December 9, 2015 at 6:42 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much Heather!
  
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Barbara Gurry/rowell on December 9, 2015 at 2:06 pm said:

Very nice!

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- foresterartist on December 9, 2015 at 2:13 pm said:
  
  Thank you Barbara!
  
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Kay Rodriques on December 10, 2015 at 7:02 pm said:

Oh, oh! Beautiful. Quails are so so cute.
Don’t you just love the way they run (shift off) into the bushes!

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- foresterartist on December 12, 2015 at 7:43 pm said:
  
  Quail are great. The coveys wander through our yard feeding just about everyday.I love watching them too.
  
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ruthsartwork on December 10, 2015 at 7:23 pm said:

I like his little head tassel.

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- foresterartist on December 11, 2015 at 11:28 am said:
  
  Yes, our valley quail are quite fancy! They’re red carpet ready, after all they’re the California State Bird.
  
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lindamartinandersen on December 12, 2015 at 3:31 am said:

Sentry duty is a necessity and an honor I would think. Looking fashionably sharp too! Thanks for sharing nature’s way so beautifully.

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foresterartist on December 12, 2015 at 7:48 pm said:

The California valley quail are the California State bird. California is the land of Hollywood after all. They have to be red carpet ready all the time!

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IreneDesign2011 on December 17, 2015 at 12:22 pm said:

Beautiful and very creative 😀

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- foresterartist on December 17, 2015 at 1:46 pm said:
  
  Thank you Irene!
  
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Marlyn Exconde on December 17, 2015 at 4:58 pm said:

amazing display of your passion for drawing. this is incredibly beautiful, Tim! patience penciled in every stroke
;D

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- foresterartist on December 17, 2015 at 5:22 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much Marlyn!
  
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bluebrightly on January 3, 2016 at 12:43 pm said:

Dropping in late to say that I love this drawing!

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- foresterartist on January 3, 2016 at 7:32 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much Lynn!
  
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REcreate-RebeccaEvansCreate on January 10, 2016 at 10:53 pm said:

Wow lovely work, and such a lovely life, you can’t better a forest…..from the new forest in the south of england

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- foresterartist on January 11, 2016 at 12:14 pm said:
  
  I’m happy to hear from the new forest in the south of England. I couldn’t agree with you more Rebecca about a life in the forests. From the forest of northern California.
  
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