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I was very surprised to see this California quail in the trees at my place. I didn’t know they were a bird here, but turns out they were introduced to NZ over 150 years ago. I can’t ever recall seeing one before.

A California quail sitting in a tree, with its head in profile showing its distinctive head feather which hangs over the birds face like a fish rod and lure
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