Recite "ker-bek-ker-bek-ker-bek-krrrrr..." repeatedly and you'll likely attract flocks of the Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris).
The above is one of my all time favourite wildlife pix.
Described as "very common" in sub-Saharan Africa by Newman's Birds of Southern Africa, I love these birds. Their plummage is so psychodelic. Just gaze at their bodies. It's mesmerizing. Their heads are crazy, futuristic looking.
And, unlike most birds that are tiny, I can get a decent image of them with my measly Nikon 75-300 mm (1.5X crop factor) zoom lens.
Helmeted Guineafowl Factoids of the Day...
Tastes like chicken... just kidding...
Bigger than a bucket of KFC, but smaller than a turkey...
Extremely gregarious when not breeding. Flocks are composed of up to 25 birds...
Monday, June 29, 2009
Who let the birds out? Part One... The Helmeted Guineafowl (Numida meleagris), Etosha National Park, Namibia
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