Pen in Hand: The annual joy of seeing California Quail chicks in the Tehachapi Mountains.

I have written before in this space about the many cyclical events that mark the changing seasons in the Tehachapi Mountains: California Poppies bloom, Painted Lady butterflies migrate north, Bullocks Orioles and Cliff Swallows return, California Mule Deer give birth to fawns, acorns fall, Turkey Vultures migrate south, Rabbitbrush blooms, and many other annual occurrences.