Scaled Quail, Callipepia squamata, at pond on Dos Venadas ranch in South Texas.

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Size: 4752px × 3168px
Location: Dos Venadas ranch, South Texas, USA
Photo credit: © Janice and Nolan Braud / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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