The case of the lonely Strange Bird: how did an African guinea fowl end up living wild on a Sydney street? | Celina Ribeiro in #birdoftheyear

At first an oddity roaming in an otherwise desperately ordinary suburb, the curious creature continues to survive - alone and silentCast your vote in the Australian bird of the year poll todayKeep up with all our bird of the year contentFor two months, we called it Strange Bird.We had moved into a new home in the summer. A tightly packed street in Sydney's inner west, where gardens are small, nature strips absent and the cement footpath is broken up by fledgling trees around which residents plant small squares of flowers and creepers. It was here, almost immediately, that we encountered a lone, large bird.Sign up for Guardian Australia's free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading...