Helmeted Guinaefowl

Guinaefowl caught in fishing line

Two Helmeted Guineafowl was found on one day with their feet entangled in fishing line

Rietvlei 24 March 2009

24 March 2009
Found a mature lame Helmeted Guineafowl. It died while we were examining it.

Bird Activity 2 January 2009

2 December 2009

Bird activity at Rietvlei:

• Cape Francolin with 8 chicks

• Helmeted Guineafowl with 15 chicks.

• The White-throated Swallows are breeding again.

Photograph: White-throated Swallows
Links to photographs of :
Helmeted Guineafowl
Cape Francolin

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Guineafowl attacking

1 December 2009

This evening, before leaving for home, I was checking the fishing sites for nylon left behind by the fishermen, when I saw a Helmeted Guineafowl attacking something. At closer inspection, I saw a mole lying on it's back while the bird is fiercely pecking it.

My approach disturbed the bird and the poor mole scurried away and instantly burrowed into an old mole mound. The aggressiveness of the birds is due to them having chicks.

Links:

• The my old blog: http://www.wally.iblog.co.za/

• My bird photo album: http://picasaweb.google.com/omdiebos/WallySBlog?authkey=0VT7Mn3IZkw#

• Back to the top: http://waterranger.blogspot.com/

• The photo above is of a Guineafowl chick