Hand-fed as chicks, these sociable guinea hens come all the way from the neighbor’s yard to peck the ground at my feet, as if they can find nothing to eat in the 100 meters between.
Even when I’m using a noisy 5.5 HP lawn mower. I stopped it to take pictures; when it was running they would let it get even closer than this before moving.
They are far from being the sharpest birds. 🙂
Apparently they're quite tasty, though; a recent article in the NYT said that they used to be common on homesteads. So all would (possibly) not be lost if one succumbed to the lawnmower.