California quail are small ground-dwelling birds. This highly sociable bird gathers in small flocks known as coveys. It is the state bird of California. This is a digital painting and composite copyrighted by Matthew Schwartz on 8.18.2016. All Spadecaller artwork posted on Imagekind, Facebook, and elsewhere is copyright protected. Permission to copy, appropriate, reclaim, alter, or otherwise distribute, display, or sell is prohibited.