A portrait of a California Quail on a sparkling pale brown background. Its body is covered in soft grey feathers. Its neck is black with a white band that sweeps up over its cheeks to meet its eyes. Another white band runs around the top of its head over its eyes. Down the back of its neck, fading into the grey feathers of its body, are black and white spotted feathers. It has curved dark grey beak large black eyes. A black plume droops forward from the top of the quail’s head. The quail is outlined with sketchy white lines.

January 29, 2026

California Quail Background Paint: River Rock (mica)

A portrait of a California Quail on a sparkling pale brown background. Its body is covered in soft grey feathers. Its neck is black with a white band that sweeps up over its cheeks to meet its eyes. Another white band runs around the top of its head over its eyes. Down the back of its neck, fading into the grey feathers of its body, are black and white spotted feathers. It has curved dark grey beak large black eyes. A black plume droops forward from the top of the quail’s head. The quail is outlined with sketchy white lines.

Part of Sketchy Portraits of BC Birds - Part II

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