Guinea fowl galore

until I got too close and most darted off! Such beautiful but very skittish birds.

[Issi Bannerman]

What a fabulous shot, Diana. I just love the lines of vines creating a beautiful backdrop, almost like a curtain, for the guinea fowl. Big Fav.

[Brian]

Lovely

[Hazel]

Beautiful composition and I love all the green!

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful

[Susan Wakely]

Are they grazing on olives?

[Casablanca]

They are quite big, aren't they?

[Bec]

Wow. The lines and upwards curvature of the hill are so interesting.

[Wylie]

such an interesting shot, the vine rows almost look like they're taking off!

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful shot. The blue neck looks marvellous. The vines look like they are placed on a very steep incline.

[Renee Salamon]

Fabulous composition

[katy]

No surprise that this one has as manyFAVS as comments. It is a fantastic composition and the clarity of it is amazing. It would make a beautiful print.FAV

[KV]

Beautiful

[Mags]

So nice!

[Peter Dulis]

nice capture

[Christine Sztukowski]

Wonderful

[Steve Chappell]

Lovely capture

[Catherine P]

A lovely composition

[Bucktree]

Terrific capture of the guinea fowl. Nice composition with the vines as leading lines in the background.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Lovely shot and I like your composition.

[Pyrrhula]

A great shot of the birds and beautiful country view.

[Linda Godwin]

You captured the rows and curvature in a very pleasing way

[Lisa Brown]

beautiful

[winghong_ho]

Lovely view.

[Margaret Brown]

A lovely view and capture

[Beverley]

Absolutely spot on….

[Bobbi C]

Beautiful image. Most of the time, by the time I am ready to push the button, the birds fly away. Sometimes I get so mad!

[Rob Z]

That's interesting Diana. Over here we only see them in places where they've been introduced and domesticated - and they just ignore you. Are they native to your area?

[gloria jones]

Super capture

[Michelle]

Beautiful capture

[Judith Johnson]

Great landscape shot

[haskar]

Beautiful scene and lines.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

I love how they dot the tree line and then your eyes continue to follow the vines.

[John]

Such interesting creatures!

[Heather]

So much to see in this beautiful shot- the repeated patterns of the trees, the leading lines of the vines, the framing of the birds under the tree branches! Really lovely, Diana! Fav

[Islandgirl]

Interesting birds!

[Glover Shearron, Jr.]

this one "rowed" me over, nice!

[Rick]

Cool capture

[Diana]

@jamibann @briaan @quietpurplehaze @joansmor @wakelys @casablanca @walksnaplove @pusspup @sangwann @rensala @grammyn @kvphoto @marlboromaam @pdulis @365projectorgchristine @swchappell @cmp @dkellogg @mittens @pyrrhula @rontu @lisab514 @wh2021 @craftymeg @beverley365 @bobbic @robz @seattlite @bigmxx @busylady @haskar @olivetreeann @congaree @365projectorgheatherb @radiogirl @ggshearron @rickster549 Thanks for the great comments and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@robz They are native to South Africa and considered a wild bird Rob. They can fly, so aren't contained with fencing ;-)

@wakelys They are just pecking in the ground Susan, the olives are not ripe yet ;-)

[Dorothy]

Sorry just getting around to commenting on this beautiful photo, but it believe I have no more superlatives to add. Your eye for photography is amazing. I remember my mother saying guinea fowl are like watch dogs, they would make lots of noise when someone came.

[Kathy A]

Lovely shot, nice composition.

[Paula Fontanini]

What a great composition, everywhere you look there is more to see. The leading lines in the background are especially effective at drawing and keeping the viewers attention .