Different covey, different location from my earlier quail posts. (Still San Antonio, NM.) This one must have been the alpha male. He hopped up on the post and watched while the rest of his covey trotted across the road in front of our car, before hopping down to join them. Background is an adobe wall.
D500, Sigma 150-600C @ 600mm, ISO 1600, 1/4000s @ f/6.3 manual. (Don't ask me why?)