[Length 15 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This male Willow Ptarmigan was photographed foraging under a bush along a road at Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: June 1991)

[Length 15 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This male Willow Ptarmigan molting out of winter plumage was photographed scurrying across a patch of snow in the foothills outside of Anchorage, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Ektachrome 400 film pushed to 800. (Date: May 1988)

[Length 10 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This California Quail was photographed at Lopez Lake State Park, Arroyo Grande, California, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: July 8, 2013)

[Length 10 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This male California Quail was photographed at Lake Isabella, California, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: July 5, 2013)

[Length 10 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This California Quail was photographed in the foothills near Arroyo Grande, California, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: September 1997)

[Length 10 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This male Gambel's Quail was photographed at Shannon Road and Broadway, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: July 11, 2013)

[Length 10 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This male Gambel's Quail was photographed at the Paton's backyard feeders, Patagonia, Arizona, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 70-200mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=420mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: August 10, 2007)

[Length 10 in. Wingspan 14 in.]

This male Gambel's Quail was photographed at Portal, Arizona, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: August 11, 2007)