Every morning, even occasionally on his days off, Denis Carpenter begins his day by stopping by a small chicken coop at Squiretown Park in Hampton Bays and visiting its five little residents.
A maintenance mechanic with the Southampton Town Department of Parks and Recreation, Mr. Carpenter is responsible for tending to his feathered friends: five helmeted guinea fowl all eagerly awaiting their release and morning feeding.
Mr. Carpenter lures the 2-foot-tall, brown-speckled birds, which are native to Africa and closely resemble partridges, out with feed. They leave their coop squawking, walking single-file and in a line, ready to take on another day of tick hunting in the park.
“It’s not in his job description,” said Jonathan Erwin, the parks maintenance supervisor for Southampton Town, of Mr. Carpenter and his extra morning duty. “But... more
A maintenance mechanic with the Southampton Town Department of Parks and Recreation, Mr. Carpenter is responsible for tending to his feathered friends: five helmeted guinea fowl all eagerly awaiting their release and morning feeding.
Mr. Carpenter lures the 2-foot-tall, brown-speckled birds, which are native to Africa and closely resemble partridges, out with feed. They leave their coop squawking, walking single-file and in a line, ready to take on another day of tick hunting in the park.
“It’s not in his job description,” said Jonathan Erwin, the parks maintenance supervisor for Southampton Town, of Mr. Carpenter and his extra morning duty. “But... more
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