tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post8277615753744815268..comments2023-12-30T05:41:12.280+13:00Comments on The Ruins of the Moment: Helmeted guineafowl, South Luangwa NP, Zambiapohanginapetehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-6503101020348663602009-11-01T15:50:03.178+13:002009-11-01T15:50:03.178+13:00Zhoen, they're certainly kept as domestic poul...Zhoen, they're certainly kept as domestic poultry in many parts of the world (including New Zealand — I used to live next door to some and never got tired of seeing them. Their call, however, was a different matter).<br /><br />Patricia, they're certainly great sentries, and with a call like that, they'd be unlikely to be ignored.pohanginapetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11463792721091291063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-62381762758716927842009-11-01T12:53:39.164+13:002009-11-01T12:53:39.164+13:00My grandmother used to keep a type of domestic gui...My grandmother used to keep a type of domestic guineafowl on her farm in Georgia in the US. They served as "watch dogs" or sentries. If anyone entered the property they would all start to vocalize and jump into the shrubs.<br /><br />Great shot...love those dots!Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238803337590070942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-191028737265893759.post-28022501051546107722009-11-01T02:16:49.429+13:002009-11-01T02:16:49.429+13:00I'm sure I've seen these distinctive birds...I'm sure I've seen these distinctive birds at the aviary or at zoos. Hard to forget a face like that.Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.com