Male California Quail standing guard has his brood scurries around below.

Image taken with Nikon Z8 and Nikkor 600mm f/6.3 VR S lens : 600mm, 1/200 sec., f/8, ISO 100. Edited Capture One 23: White Balance Sunny; Saturation +3; HDR adjustments Highlight -20, Shadow +20, White +2; Levels: RGB Auto; Clarity +5; Vignetting -0.44; reduced to 0 the preset noise reduction in Detail and Color.