My husband came in Saturday afternoon from an errand stating there was a turkey in the yard. We live in the city, so I grabbed my camera and went out looking for Mr. Tom. Strolling along the front yard I saw a bird which looked a little like a turkey, but didn't have many feathers. And it was white. He let me get relatively close to him and snap a few photos before he made a beeline across the street to another neighbor's yard. Hopefully he found somewhere safe to go and didn't run into any loose dogs!
I posted the photo on Twitter with the hash tag #turkey and someone tweeted back it was a guinea hen. A guinea hen is native to Africa. I googled and found that guinea hens are kept domestically and perhaps this one got loose. They are a great natural insect killer and I read they are great for tick control. I am not sure where this one came from, but it was pretty neat to see.
It just goes to show you never know what you'll see in the city!
Aren't they funny looking? :) they've got quite the cackle as well. Enjoyed the post, Judi!
ReplyDeletethanks for stopping by Marianne - I didn't hear him cackle, he didn't hang around too long!
DeleteHow fun! Like a cross b/w a turkey and a white chicken.
ReplyDeleteIt was pretty cool, funny to see in the middle of a city neighborhood! Hope he got somewhere safe!
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