This is a trick photo, as there are three Guinea fowls in the photo.
A happy birthday to my friend 
Machines were busy dredging the river, and the residents invaded the roads, not human residents, but rather a flock of Guinea fowls. The river starts at the mountains, and it runs down across town to the sea. On its way it passes close to our house, and the guinea fowls stay in the wide-open spaces beside the river. So, when any trucks and machines arrive, then the guinea fowls invade the roads, as they have to eat. All of this took place in the road outside our house, and they stayed around for a long time before they went to the other roads.
Keep an eye on the little squirrel at the front of the picture.
Hey, hey, hey, this is our place, the squirrel shouted as he ran past the fowls.
This below is the view in the road close to our house.
Some more fowls were scrubbing for food here.
The river is behind that palisade fence, and another group of fowls was also busy here.
A leader at the left called and they all moved away around that corner.
I have shared some of the river works in here last year, and I think that the contract to complete the job will end next year. They are dredging the river from its source at the mountain, right down to the sea in order to prevent flooding in the town. Tons and tons of rocks and stones pass our house in big trucks most days, as the machines scoop the rocks up from the riverbed. It is a massive contract to deepen and widen the river.
We have had some rain already but no heavy stuff, as it was only light rain, and it is when the heavy stuff comes down that the floods happen at times. I have to say that they have already tamed the flow judging by the work that they have started last year. A problem is that there is a trainline and some major roads that were built to cross the river, and it is under these crossing that the riverbanks need to be reinforced. But all is good thus far and I hope to get many more of the river's residents in the road outside.
Such is life.
I hope you enjoyed the pictures and the story.
Photos by Zac Smith. All-Rights-Reserved.
Camera: Canon PowershotSX70HS Bridge camera.
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