We had one of these show up in our neighborhood a few years ago. She was the only one. Laid about 24 eggs in our ferns near the driveway & road. She called for weeks (guessing for a mate to fertilize those eggs). She would fly onto our roof, screaming. Echoed throughout the entire neighborhood. You wouldn’t believe the gut-wrenching howl & that it could come out of this bird. We got new neighbors from “not America”. About 2 weeks after they moved in, the Helmeted Guinea disappeared. Haven’t seen her since. Hmmmm…the sound of silence.
Granny Shot It 
Cool looking bird
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Thank you.
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I’ve never seen one of these, beautifully unique! Great shot!
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Welcome.
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Thank you. I thought it was very interesting when I saw it also.
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What an interesting bird. Great capture.
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My daughter used to live down in San Marcos on a farm and they had several of these. I had not seen them before that.
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We had one of these show up in our neighborhood a few years ago. She was the only one. Laid about 24 eggs in our ferns near the driveway & road. She called for weeks (guessing for a mate to fertilize those eggs). She would fly onto our roof, screaming. Echoed throughout the entire neighborhood. You wouldn’t believe the gut-wrenching howl & that it could come out of this bird. We got new neighbors from “not America”. About 2 weeks after they moved in, the Helmeted Guinea disappeared. Haven’t seen her since. Hmmmm…the sound of silence.
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