Its abdomen tapers off. It is feeding on Blunt Mountain Mint, Pycnanthemum muticum.
On Berberis
I really wish I knew the story with this chicken… we were coming out of Walmart, headed for the car, and there it was, enjoying donuts on a parking lot median. If this should be marked ‘captive’, please do, but at this time it wasn’t. Several people pulled phones out to take photos; you can tell we’re not country folk. I wished I knew what to do to keep it safe, but I had no idea and just hope it didn’t get hit by a car.