A Fowl Morning. . .

July 16, 2010

I usually take my camera out when I do chores.  This morning seemed to be one for fowl creatures.  First off, the little fluffball is still running around, hooray, hoorah!

*** CHICK OR KEET!!!! ***

It’s like trick or treat… is it a baby chicken or a baby guinea fowl… so it’s CHICK OR KEET!

One of the roosters was up on the gate getting ready for a morning crow.

rooster on gate

Buff Orpington - Sicilian Buttercup Mix Rooster

A cardinal was sitting in the tree above the rooster.  He seemed to be watching the rooster.  Maybe he thought he was a noisy show-off.

red bird

Hey Bud, could you tone it down a little?

And on the fence beside the gate, hiding in the honeysuckle foliage, was little half-grown bird.

half-grown bird

"Shhh, don't tell anyone I'm here. Especially the cat!"

I’m not sure what sort of bird it is since it’s so newly feathered, but it looks like it might be a Tufted Titmouse with all those gray feathers.

With so many kinds of fowl, they may not be birds of a feather around here, but there sure are a lot hanging around!

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