Strange Birds, what are they?

deedee · 23-11-2007, 06:57 PM

This will be easy for you - but I've got no idea what these birds are so help please !

**digidark** · 23-11-2007, 08:02 PM

They look like "Bald Turkeys" to me

**rolf** · 23-11-2007, 08:28 PM

No idea what that is deedee, but it doesn't look like any bird native to the British Isles, when and where did you take the photo?

***Chocky*** · 23-11-2007, 08:55 PM

I was Thinking that . I think they may not be indigenous to UK . Nice captures though

**Blue Jay** · 23-11-2007, 10:10 PM

They look like Quails of some sort.

***Chocky*** · 23-11-2007, 10:12 PM

I think it might be a Grey Partridge.

**rolf** · 23-11-2007, 10:15 PM

No, regardless of the body colour and shape, none of the British species (as far as I know) have the facial ornamentation.

**Blue Jay** · 23-11-2007, 10:22 PM

Oh yes. They do have a rather turkyish look about them

***Chocky*** · 23-11-2007, 10:23 PM

I'll have a quick look through the Life of Birds book.

**andy b** · 24-11-2007, 02:37 PM

they are guinea fowl, and definetly not indigenous to britain. they will have escaped from someones private collection, most probably.

**rolf** · 24-11-2007, 03:01 PM

LOL, so that's what they look like in real life, unfortunately have only seen them in restaurants, in a somewhat different state, known as Pintarde in France.

***Chocky*** · 24-11-2007, 03:20 PM

I wondered that
I have guinea Fowl in my encyclopedia but not with those faces.

Oh good now we know.

deedee · 25-11-2007, 05:35 PM

Thanks everybody

deedee · 25-11-2007, 05:39 PM

Forgot to say, photographed on road from Hambleden to Frieth in Buckinghamshire

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