Had a bird coming in this morning, and heard a "searching putt," & I spotted the bright red head... "She" went behind a large obstruction (continuing to putt) and popped out right in front of me... I was expecting a tom or jake, but it was a hen, and she was riled up...
She started cutting and purring... Although she was close, I angrily purred back, and she got hysterical... Flying up and down, cutting, and doing a fighting purr. I would call it "shadow boxing."
I have never seen a hen's head turn red, and upset as she was, I am wondering if it was her, or a jake or tom that took another route?
Oddly, not a gobble to be heard while she carried on like that for about 20 minutes... I figured I'd have every tom in the area in my lap.
