This is a Cape Spurfowl (Pternistis Capensis), that decided to come and have breakfast and lunch here!
Hahaha, he also stayed for supper and I cannot tell you how excited we were to see this bird right here in our garden.
But the worry was, how would he get along with the other wild residents here?
Let's see!
Marian saw him first as due to my backpain I sit with my back towards the study window, for the sun to warm it.
He liked the special bread that we feed the animals!
Here's a side view of this guy and you can see its a male, as he has two spurs on his legs.
The females have no spurs, but at times they can have only one spur.
The Rock pigeons didn't mind to share with the new visitor!
We were worried about the Egyptian geese rejecting, or attacking him, but thankfully they also didn't mind the new guy!
"Of the approximately 40 extant species, the natural range of five (comprising the genus Francolinus) are restricted to Asia, while the remaining genera are restricted to Africa. Several species have been introduced to other parts of the world, notably Hawaii".
Our "Squirry" appeared on the scene and as you can see, she gave the fowl a look and decided to ignore him. Her nuts were safe 😄
"Twelve of the species which occur in Africa are found in the subcontinental region of southern Africa; of these, seven occur in varying proportions within the political boundaries of Namibia. Six southern African francolins are considered endemic to the subcontinent, of which three are found in Namibia (the Hartlaub's, red-billed and Orange River francolins".
Here you can see "Squirry" at the front and the Spur fowl relaxing at the back!
The Cape spurfowl, endemic to the Cape Province of South Africa, occurs marginally in southern Namibia. A fossil francolin, Francolinus capeki, has been described from Late Pliocene deposits of Hungary; the contemporary fossil galliforms "Francolinus" minor and "F." subfrancolinus are now placed in Palaeocryptonyx."
So, there was peace in the garden and we hope that the Spur fowl will return.
We have tried to convert our garden to match the surrounding nature and it seems to be paying off.
Now we are expecting many more new visitors and I think that there are some exciting days ahead, especially with Spring and Summer approaching.
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Information in inverted barackets (""), were taken from this source; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francolin
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