Hallo Nancy!   
      
    NB> Just have to wait for them....  :)   
      
   I am sure they'll be along once they are good and ready.   
      
    NB> Sounds like they think you are getting too close to their nests   
      
   In the past it was usually their food supply, such as feeders, flowers, etc.    
   However after seeing the male showing off in the northeat corner I am almost   
   convinced there indeed is a nest there.   
      
    NB> you'll be tempted to look more closely... ;)   
      
   Not really but I have made it a point to watch the bush in question to see if   
   I can spot a point of entry/departure whenever entering or leaving my abode.   
      
    NB> Do you have an alternate way in/out of the house...?   
      
   Yes but it's not very convenient and probably as annoying, maybe moreso, to   
   them.  I think leaving well enough alone and having them get used to me might   
   be the best idea all around.  Also now that the bush in question has gotten   
   more leafier I am extremely doubtful a nest and be spotted without causing way   
   too much grief.  I am content to leave Mother Nature's creatures to do their   
   thing with minimal hassel from this particular Mother Nature's creature.   
      
   Still haven't spotted any quail so I am convinced they are nesting somewhere   
   in the neighbourhood, perhaps the brambles where the neighbour heard at least   
   of couple of them cooing.  I am sure they'll be passing by again once the   
   latest batch is mobile as there are far too many food sources along this well   
   trodden path for them to abandon it.   
      
   Het leven is goed,   
   Maurice   
      
   ... Huil niet om mij, ik heb vi.   
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