Do you know what this bird is - I have looked and can't figure it out.
Jun 4, 2019 12:39:49 #
Mac wrote:
I think you got it.
This is a Guinea Fowl I took at the Lowrey Park Zoo in Tampa.
This is a Guinea Fowl I took at the Lowrey Park Zoo in Tampa.
There are four species, that is one of them.
Jun 4, 2019 13:48:10 #
Definitely Guinea fowl. They can be quite the wanderers. Excellent for tick control as well!
Jun 4, 2019 14:01:35 #
Thanks again, to all of you! I appreciate the help and I have learned a lot about Guinea Hens today. I'm guess these maybe were lost by my neighbor but a lot of people around here keep strange things in their backyards so it is hard to tell.
Jun 4, 2019 14:31:32 #
Jun 4, 2019 14:32:36 #
In Western Kentucky we called them Guinea Hens. The second farm down the road (about 3/4 mile) the wife kept a small flock of them along with her chickens, ducks and geese (she liked barnyard fowl). You could often see them along the little two lane country road hunting for bugs and stuff, esp after the county road people came by with the big mowers to clear off the road shoulders once a month.
Jun 4, 2019 14:42:57 #
bpulv
Loc: Buena Park, CA
Mac wrote:
I think you got it.
This is a Guinea Fowl I took at the Lowrey Park Zoo in Tampa.
This is a Guinea Fowl I took at the Lowrey Park Zoo in Tampa.
Your picture is of the male. The picture in question is of females.
Jun 4, 2019 14:50:07 #
robertjerl wrote:
In Western Kentucky we called them Guinea Hens. The second farm down the road (about 3/4 mile) the wife kept a small flock of them along with her chickens, ducks and geese (she liked barnyard fowl). You could often see them along the little two lane country road hunting for bugs and stuff, esp after the county road people came by with the big mowers to clear off the road shoulders once a month.
I have a cousin in W.Va. that has a small flock of Guinea Fowl. They roam during the day and come home at night. Quite a site to see.
Jun 4, 2019 18:58:11 #
It's a Guinea Fowl/Hen, Carol. People sometimes keep them for their eggs (which are just like hens' eggs) or just as pets. 
Jun 4, 2019 19:41:33 #
DOOK wrote:
It's a Guinea Fowl/Hen, Carol. People sometimes keep them for their eggs (which are just like hens' eggs) or just as pets.
Thank you, Earl. I don't want any but it was interesting to see them and find out what they are.
Jun 5, 2019 05:27:41 #
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Jun 5, 2019 08:21:25 #
Some type of Guinea Fowl I would guess given it's girth and approximate size characteristics that resemble that species.
Jun 5, 2019 08:59:30 #
Cwilson341 wrote:
This is a poor quality shot but I was in a vehicle... (show quote)
it looks like a guinea to me...one of our neighbors has some and sometimes they wander out of their big
yard and take a walk up and down our dirt road. someday i'm going to get a shot of them. lol.
love the shot of the friends taking a walk together.
Jun 5, 2019 09:10:42 #
Jun 5, 2019 09:48:19 #
merrytexan wrote:
it looks like a guinea to me...one of our neighbors has some and sometimes they wander out of their big
yard and take a walk up and down our dirt road. someday i'm going to get a shot of them. lol.
love the shot of the friends taking a walk together.
yard and take a walk up and down our dirt road. someday i'm going to get a shot of them. lol.
love the shot of the friends taking a walk together.
Merry, I think the wild turkeys hang around because they hear our neighbor's turkeys. These Guineas apparently decided that they were better off flocking together with the turkeys.
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