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An adult male California Quail (Callipepla californica), photographed near the Coyote Creek Trailhead by the Anderson Lake Visitors Center in Anderson Lake County Park (southern Santa Clara County, CA). He was foraging for seed, chicken-like, within a large flock of Golden-crowned Sparrows (Zonotrichia atricapilla).

It was a great surprise to have this photo posted as an observation of the day. The squirrel was in the woods near the parking lot of the Sigiriya rock and palace complex. It was thus probably habituated to company and more curious than others. The Toque Macaques, for example, were very cheeky at this place. I had caught a glimpse--but could take no photo--of the giant squirrel in Kerala, so I was excited to have this encounter and to take a dozen or more photos at pretty close range.