Title: Re: JoAnne Photographs Some More Strange Birds
Post by: Loctavious on July 27, 2009, 08:16:00 AM
Kinda look like a cross b/w a pheasant and quail.
Title: Re: JoAnne Photographs Some More Strange Birds
Post by: mirjo on July 27, 2009, 10:46:59 AM
Oh NO, not....Teenage Mutant....Pheasants??
Whatever they are, they're kind of creepy and pudgy looking!
Title: Re: JoAnne Photographs Some More Strange Birds
Post by: fletchtb on July 27, 2009, 12:06:33 PM
I believe those are guinea fowl. a quick Google search describes them as great for controlling insect and tick populations.
Title: Re: JoAnne Photographs Some More Strange Birds
Post by: Kathleen on July 27, 2009, 01:21:49 PM
I'm pretty sure they are Guinea Hens. I grew up next to a family who raised them, although I don't know why. This is the first time I've seen them since I was a kid. They were always out in the middle of the road and when a car would come by, they would move at their own pace and not be bothered by the traffic at all. They were a simple nuisance at times, but they were nothing compared to the Mink that family also raised -- mink are mean and they smell really, really bad!!
Title: Re: JoAnne Photographs Some More Strange Birds
Post by: Loctavious on July 27, 2009, 01:51:34 PM
Nice - i spent 20 minutes researching Vt Game and Woodland birds. I was about to move to the International Game Bird Database to check there. :)