It is springtime. The quail are showing off their colors.
Looking for something to eat.
Yum! So tasty!
Two days later, and 3 inches of snow (and still snowing), they still know enough to come for breakfast.
But a hungry magpie attacked, and they barely escaped, losing just a few feathers!
On the next attack, the quail was not so lucky!
Nature is not always pretty, and it's not always kind!