When I got home earlier today, I found this little guy (gal?) in my back yard pecking at the plants. I couldn’t tell if he was eating insects or the tender tips of the plants. I thought it was a guinea fowl, but all the photos I’ve been able to find make the guinea look more like a small turkey, because of the wattles and the cap. If you’re a real birder, I’ll bet you would know what it is. how ’bout sharing your knowlege with the ol’ handyman?
Tags: Birds, guinea fowl
May 19, 2012 at 10:14 pm |
Hi Bob I believe this to be a Himalayan Quail Thats as close as I can come.
May 19, 2012 at 10:15 pm |
Hi Bob thats as close as i can come to guessing hope im right bye.
May 19, 2012 at 10:43 pm |
Thanks for offering help in identifying the little guy/gal? It sure didn’t seem too bothered by the fact that I was in the yard and let me take all the pictures I wanted. I came into the house for a few minutes and when I returned it was gone, never to revisit our yard. It sure was fun while it lasted, though.
June 9, 2012 at 8:03 pm |
Hey handyman,
looks like a piegon/penguin to me.
June 9, 2012 at 8:52 pm |
Those are Chuckars you city slickers. Chuck
November 25, 2012 at 3:45 am |
Chuckar it is; thought Chuck was pulling a fast one on me! They lived mostly in eastern Oregon, Idaho, Utah and Nevada, so this one was completely lost. Should of grabbed your shotgun, Bob, as they are game birds. Maybe I should google recipes next…
March 16, 2013 at 8:24 pm |
Sorry about the late post, probably irrelevant now lol, but it is actually a female red-legged partridge. They are only slightly different to chuckars, but any real poultry keeper would know the difference. It would more likely be eating insects as opposed to your plants, and plz don’t shoot it! they are lovely birds and great pest controllers.
May 1, 2013 at 5:47 pm |
How funny, I had one visit me on a sunny patch of grass where I was reading and catching some rays the other day. A perfectly friendly little thing, it just went about foraging for grass seeds perhaps, all around my lovely perch. I couldn’t stop wondering if it was domesticated or wild and indigenous to the area (southern RI.)
Sadly though, it is NOT a Himalayan Quail. I am still trying to ID it. Let me know if you make the discovery! Best, MJ