[ASSASSIN]

We saw this "bird" in the woods today, my cocker spaniels ran it down and we caught it but, have no idea what it is. If you know, please let me know....

This bird has a 5 ft. wing span and spurs like a turkey. It has a few long tail feathers and a very brilliant blue/yellow head. It also has mallard green feather tips running down the back of the neck. You can see from the pictures that it also has a "top knot" of sorts. This bird can also fly and fly fast. It also kackles in flight..

Any help in identifying this bird would be appreciated....

A

 

[Shawn Crea]

Some sort of peacock?

 

[ASSASSIN]

That was my thought but, I really don't know. No one within a 5 mile radius has any sort of pea foul whatsoever and as such, I don't know where it could have came from....

A

 

[hillestadj]

Looks like a female peacock....

 

[Bird Dog II]

Except for that funny little sprout on top of its head, I would say it is a Turkey polt. That makes the most sense for this time of year. Could be a pea-cock I guess. But my vote is a turkey polt with a neat hair doo

 

[broom_jm]

Definitely a peafowl of some kind, but I can't be sure if it's an immature male or a hen. There are quite a few different varieties. This website from an aviary in southern Indiana has some nice pictures of a few different types.

http://www.clnjr.com/Purple Peafowl Booklet.htm

 

[digisol]

Pea hen to be politically correct

 

[recoil junky]

Dinner.

RJ

 

[Dallas Jack]

It's a imature Peacock. They can be really annoying.
Dallas Jack

 

[ASSASSIN]

We finally found the owners of this bird and it is a 3 year old Peahen....

A