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VIDEO CLIPS
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Bobwhite Quail, Snake
1.060MB MPG View Movie
Tall Timbers Research Station
Quail hen puts up a great fight; unfortunately the snake is too big. After the fight the incubating bobwhite leaves the nest site, and the snake eats all the eggs.
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Bobwhite Quail, Snake
0.610MB MPG View Movie
Tall Timbers Research Station
In this snake attack, the snake catches a quail as it flies from the nest. Look for the snake jumping up to catch the quail on the left side of the screen. The snake then falls behind the nest with the quail in its mouth. Eventually, the snake lets go of the hen and returns to the nest to eat the entire clutch of eggs.
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Bobwhite Quail, Snake
0.550MB MPG View Movie
Tall Timbers Research Station
Quail hen fights and successfully runs off a small snake. Notice one egg is kicked out of the nest during the fight.
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Bobwhite Quail, Snake
0.290MB MPG View Movie
Tall Timbers Research Station
This clip shows a Quail hen rolling an egg back into the nest pushed out during a fight with a snake.
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Bobwhite Quail, Raccoon
0.840MB MPG View Movie
Tall Timbers Research Station
The raccoon comes from behind the nest and flushes the quail. Notice how the raccoon eats the eggs whole, leaving no eggshell fragments in the nest. The raccoon consumed all the eggs.
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Bobwhite Quail, Raccoon
1.120MB MPG View Movie
Tall Timbers Research Station
The raccoon approaches the nest from the upper right corner; it comes around to the front of the nest and lunges for the quail. The quail flushes to the left side and circles just in front of the camera.
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Bobwhite Quail, Armadillo
1.340MB MPG View Movie
Tall Timbers Research Station
Watch for the hen quail trying to defend her nest by getting on the back to attack the Armadillo. Unfortunately the armadillo wins the brawl and returns to eat the eggs.
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Bobwhite Quail, Opossum
0.950MB MPG View Movie
Tall Timbers Research Station
In this video an opossum enters from the left side, catches, and kills the incubating bobwhite. The opossum comes back later that night and the next morning to eat the entire clutch of eggs. The clutch consisted of 24 bobwhite eggs.
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Bobwhite Quail, Bobcat
0.420MB MPG View Movie
Tall Timbers Research Station
Prior to the start of this clip the bobcat attacks the hen, but she escapes. This clip shows the bobcat eating the eggs.
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Bobwhite Quail, Owl
0.030MB MPG View Movie
Tall Timbers Research Station
The owl attempts to capture the hen on the nest, but the quail escapes from the owl. Amazingly the owl returns later to eat the eggs.
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Bobwhite Quail, Fox Squirrel
0.580MB MPG View Movie
Tall Timbers Research Station
A fox squirrel is documented chasing a quail from her nest and eating the eggs.
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Bobwhite Quail, Coyote
0.570MB MPG View Movie
Tall Timbers Research Station
In this clip a coyote returns to the nest site minutes after it caught the incubating bobwhite. The coyote killed the bobwhite just off the screen. It did not eat any eggs.
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Bobwhite Quail
1.420MB MPG View Movie
Tall Timbers Research Station
An unmarked male quail with a young brood is recorded feeding by the video monitored nest of a radio-collared female.
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