John Burroughs

Most birds are very stiff-necked, like the robin, and as they run or hop upon the ground, carry the head as if it were riveted to the body. Not so the oven-bird, or the other birds that walk, as the cow-bunting, or the quail, or the crow. They move the head forward with the movement of the feet.

American Author

Jim Harrison

I work every morning, all morning, sometimes in the afternoons. Then sometimes I hunt in the afternoons - quail, doves, grouse up north - but just to stay alive, because writers die from their lifestyle but also from their lack of movement.

American Writer

William Bartram

Turkeys, quails, and small birds, are here to be seen; but birds are not numerous in desart forests; they draw near to the habitations of men, as I have constantly observed in all my travels.

American Environmentalist

Robert Frost

There are two kinds of teachers: the kind that fill you with so much quail shot that you can't move, and the kind that just gives you a little prod behind and you jump to the skies.

American Poet

Rickie Fowler

Quail Hollow is always going to be a special spot for me, and winning there gave me a little more credibility. But I want to be a multiple winner on the PGA Tour.

American Athlete

Yotam Ottolenghi

Tiny quails may not seem as impressive as a mammoth turkey, but there is something refreshing about a spread of individual birds on the Christmas table.

Israeli Chef

Jon Meacham

One of the central memories of my childhood is of hunting - not well; I am a terrible shot - quail and dove and grouse on a farm on the Tennessee River.

American Editor

Bertrand Russell

The coward wretch whose hand and heart Can bear to torture aught below, Is ever first to quail and start From the slightest pain or equal foe.

British Philosopher

Will Grier

I'm just a southern boy who likes to go mudding in my Jeep, quail hunting, and skeet shooting.

Alvin Leung

The stock from a pigeon is unique. It's much better than quail or duck.

English Chef

Quail as a noun is often used in culinary contexts to describe dishes.

Culinary Term

Quail is part of wildlife vocabulary, relating to nature and animals.

Wildlife Vocabulary

Quails have a distinctive call, which people might refer to in descriptions.

Animal Sound

Quail as a verb relates to a sudden negative emotional reaction.

Emotional Reaction

Used to emphasize strong feelings of fear or trepidation.

Intensity of Fear

'Quail' can be used figuratively to describe fear in non-physical situations.

Not Always Literal

 they're very hard to come by they'll hide in the long grass there and sometimes they scare the life out of you when you're walking because as you walk in there just pop explode out of the long grass but we don't farm quails or anything like that in and around this area see this is the tree that we were

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 encountered people to conserve the magic that really is the natural world how many times a day do you feed them and what do you feed them so the wildcats will get fed about once or twice a day and they get a really nice mix of food here so they'll get quail and rabbit and also some chicks as

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 Franklin's are not very closely related to quails I mean they have a similar kind of way of life I suppose but they're not very closely related I don't think they're in the same family I think they're in a distinct family and

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 big feather there it is see see these these colors these colors are very characteristic here pretty sure you know I don't know that the exact answer I'm just also gonna you know think maybe maybe a little quail maybe a little

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 you hit it all right your turn I feel pretty excited about my first hunt I'm a little bit nervous about taking a life and a challenge of hitting a target and I think it will take my rewilding journey to another level quail

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 Spewing stench and adopting odd postures are common and often play important roles. Other animals sacrifice their quail chicks that freeze while their kin run amok have a better chance of survival when pursued by a cat.

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 they're carnivores so they eat meat so today they've got some lovely quails to share between them we try to feed them as much whole prey as we can so make sure they're getting everything in their

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 the masks I think pause locked is fairly important to the economic success of the talents it most of it just for us and we just have a quail of a good time

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 to help understand this we can do a simple experiment these are unfertilized quail eggs and this is vinegar what the vinegar will do is to reverse

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 Cole Bert's property taxes have spiked during his worst trapping season on record a quail plantation looking to get

Quail

A small, round bird often hunted or kept for its eggs.

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To feel or show fear or apprehension.

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