A Chance Encounter (Surrealist doctrine of objective chance) on Shinnecock Hills where Native Americans roamed freely 14,000 years ago until the Town of Southampton laid claim (1859). Where Sandrow’s path crossed with this young white bird (l): his feathered crest brought to mind Edward S. Curtis’s series of portraits “The North American Indian”  (r, Portfolio plates 408, 418). And Eastern Woodland headdress regalia (pictured, at Shinnecock Indian Nation Annual Pow Wow, Shinnecock Nation Performance Artist Shane Weeks).

The bird followed Sandrow home, where he made his in a tree.

Update March 29: Identified as a chicken, a Padovana cockeral.

Update March 31: A cock Sandrow names Shinnecock for where they met.

Update July 20:  And resemble crests of Padovana Pullets (12 week old hens from Barry Koffler) pictured with Shinnecock (below l to r) his “Eve’s”: White Clarissa, Gold Lace Chloe and Cleo.