The last time we saw a guinea fowl was in Saadani National Park in Tanzania but this one is resident, along with a partner, at Golspie Tower farm where their main job seems to be to make a lot of noise, something at which guinea fowl excel.
Also resident on the farm is this cock pheasant which, when we saw him, was parading around in full view in the middle of a large field. It shows how sadly this area is lacking in top predators not only to persuade pheasants to keep their heads down but also to reduce the number of crows and gulls that infest it.
By contrast, his wife was right at the side of the field, very close to the road where we were walking. Her reaction to our approach was to crouch down and pretend we couldn't see her. I'm pleased we could - she may be dressed in muted colours but she's very prettily patterned.
Our morning was made by the arrival on one of our many peanut feeders of a great spotted woodpecker which not only enjoyed a hearty meal but also came back for seconds. The small birds don't like him: while he was on the feeder they made themselves scarce.
The last time we saw a guinea fowl was in Saadani National Park in Tanzania but this one is resident, along with a partner, at Golspie Tower farm where their main job seems to be to make a lot of noise, something at which guinea fowl excel.
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