Northern Bobwhite Quail (IMAGE)

North Carolina State University

Northern Bobwhite Quail

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As trees die, the proliferation of more salt-tolerant grasses and shrubs creates habitat favored by species associated with the early seral stages following disturbance, such as this northern bobwhite quail in a ghost forest on Gull Rock State Game Land in Hyde County, North Carolina.

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Paul Taillie

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