Miller Canyon also has some ground birds that are nosey or noisy -- actually both. First, there is a fair population of Wild Turkeys gobble gobbling around the mountainside. Second, there is a small population of Helmeted Guineafowl with their raucous rhythmic sounds. And finally the cock-a-doodle-do of the Roosters (and hens) that seem to roam around freely from Beatty's Orchard. The Rooster in the third photo seemed particularly pleased with the way he looked so I obligingly took his portrait. It goes in my file of "Farm Animals" that I sometimes feel compelled to photograph.
Are those helmeted guinea fowl native to the Huachucas. Does he breed them there?
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