Strange bird
I don't know what these are called but I've seen a few of them around. I took this one as it wandered around a neighbor's yard. My son said he thinks people have them to eat bugs. Maybe someone will know what they are called.
posted by Carrie Nichols @ 9:28 AM
9 Comments:
Looks like a female peacock to me
hello Carol! thanks for popping by KL Daily Photo!
I just realized I haven't said Welcome to the DP family!
Bob could be right. At first I thought it might have been a pheasant but they have longer tails.
I hope someone comes up with the answer.
They're actually called...
Guinea Fowl and they eat the ticks in the yard during the summer.
All my in-laws have them on their properties to help with the tick problems out in the "country"
It's pretty cool thing. lol
Here's a link about them:
http://www.guineafowl.com/fritsfarm/guineas/ticks/
Opps here's the main link with the picture of them: http://www.guineafowl.com/
Shawna, thank you! Now we know what they are and what they do.
Edwin & all, it's so much fun being able to "travel the world" each and every day.
Definitely an odd looking bird. Glad to know the mystery is solved. I wonder if Guinea Fowl are tasty.
looks like a chubby one !!! good capture :)
When I use to visit my great-grandmother in East Texas, she had a neighbor who had these. They called them peafowls.
j.
Peafowls. Learn something new every day!
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