LazyPhotographer
13th of June 2005 (Mon), 18:12
My friend Patrick and I are driving around the Salton Sea area and we see this THING in the bushes up on a drainage ditch dirt wall. "What the he11 was that?!!" It seemed BIG (and a possible threat to humans) so we had to get some shots for "identification purposes". Patrick jumped out of the car, climbs up the hill and discovered that it's almost a 25 ft straight drop down on the other side. He can see it's down on the bottom, scurrying away, but didn't get a shot. I got this one out the window - the top of the dirt wall was about 6 ft up, so this thing looked HUGE to us. And oh so very pretty! Oh well, no more shots so we continued on our merry way.
http://www.onlinephotographers.com/gallery/albums/lazypics_miscstuff1/IT5G6879az_GuineaFowl.jpg
About an hour later we come through again on our way back home. He yells, "There it is, on the other side of the road!” So we stop and try to get some shots as it runs into the field. But neither of us is willing to get out of the car to get closer. Hey, we're not getting paid for risking our lives - so no volunteers here. Besides that it was about 100 degrees out.
Here it is... after much research I figure out it's some sort of Guinea Fowl. Looking at the freaky hairs on its head, I suspect a Mutant Guinea Fowl. Look at the size of its feet! Apparently some people raise them like chickens and they have a reputation for eating a lot of bugs & weeds. Clearly, something is lacking from its diet or it wouldn't look so bizarre. There's no way I would offer this, or its eggs, up for dinner to anyone I liked. ;-)
http://www.onlinephotographers.com/gallery/albums/lazypics_miscstuff1/IT5G6948az_GuineaFowl.jpg
Canon 1D Mark II, 100-400L IS
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http://www.onlinephotographers.com/gallery/albums/lazypics_miscstuff1/IT5G6879az_GuineaFowl.jpg
About an hour later we come through again on our way back home. He yells, "There it is, on the other side of the road!” So we stop and try to get some shots as it runs into the field. But neither of us is willing to get out of the car to get closer. Hey, we're not getting paid for risking our lives - so no volunteers here. Besides that it was about 100 degrees out.
Here it is... after much research I figure out it's some sort of Guinea Fowl. Looking at the freaky hairs on its head, I suspect a Mutant Guinea Fowl. Look at the size of its feet! Apparently some people raise them like chickens and they have a reputation for eating a lot of bugs & weeds. Clearly, something is lacking from its diet or it wouldn't look so bizarre. There's no way I would offer this, or its eggs, up for dinner to anyone I liked. ;-)
http://www.onlinephotographers.com/gallery/albums/lazypics_miscstuff1/IT5G6948az_GuineaFowl.jpg
Canon 1D Mark II, 100-400L IS
New pics on my website are found here: Newest Additions (http://www.onlinephotographers.com/gallery/view_album.php?set_albumName=lazypics_new)