(acp) HELMETED GUINEA FOWL – A LIMITED EDITION PRINT

R1,500.00

The Helmeted Guinea Fowl is a common sight across much of southern Africa. With their distinctive black plumage covered in white spots, hard bony casques and blue heads with long, pennant shaped wattles ending in red tips, they cannot be mistaken for any other bird. Their preferred habitat is open country ranging from sub-desert to savannas, forest edges to the base of high mountains. Guinea Fowl form fairly stable flocks of up to 40 birds and will fight with competing flocks to defend their territories. The females tend to walk flat-footed and appear slouched while the males walk erect and on their toes, they only fly when alarmed by a predator or when going up into trees to roost for the night. Guinea Fowl will generally be seen scratching in the soil for underground food items such as termites and other insects, fallen seeds, bulbs and the stems of various plants. Interestingly, they are mostly vegetarian during the non-breeding season but become more insect dependent once the breeding season commences.

As the breeding season approaches, the size of the flock decreases, pairing being stimulated by the first heavy rains. In the early stages, a female may associate with up to five males before she selects a mate. In the late afternoon, several females lead males to open areas to feed and preen while the males chase one another in ‘Humpback’ displays, with wings raised and held close to the body. These chases appear to be contests of athletic fitness rather than aggressive interactions. The female selects the nest site, usually in tall grass or under a dense shrub. The nest is a simple scrape in the ground, loosely lined with feathers and grass.

Signed Limited Edition Print on 300 GSM Fine Art Cotton Paper from an original watercolour painting. This print is delivered rolled into a tube, ready for framing. Free worldwide shipping.

Limited Edition of 25 Fine Art Prints.

Size: 420mm x 300mm

2 in stock

Additional information

Weight 0.5 kg
Dimensions 42 × 30 cm
Artist

EDWARD BREDENKAMP

Size

420MM X 300MM

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