Turkey
Don't get your hopes up. This entry today isn't about Wild Turkey 101 proof bourbon. And I'm not going to ramble on about the meaning of the idiom 'talking turkey'. Today is all about the bird. No, not that bird. I'm talking the 18-20 wild turkeys that are spending lots of time hanging around our place these last few weeks. They've gotten to parading up the driveway, gallivanting across the back fields, investigating the mess of stray seeds under our birdfeeders and herkey-jerkeying through our back woods. Just ten years ago, I swear, I had never seen a turkey that wasn't spread out across a dining room table in late November. Now, I've got 20 or so rambling up my drive just about everyday. What's the deal with that? This hen was 'shot' through my kitchen window. Just as soon as my shutter clicked, she was running off to get with the others. Safety in numbers, I guess. Enjoy your day today.
Don't be a turkey!
How do you keep a turkey in suspense? No, that's not fair...bad joke. But I tell you, if these guys came to my house I would be hard pressed to enjoy Thanksgiving for a while.
ReplyDeleteOh lucky you! I'd love to see wild turkeys.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the new word herky-jerky.
Phew! When you said 'shot' I gasped for a sec! We have a similar problem, but with ducks swimming in our pool haha!
ReplyDeleteTurkey lurkey! Funny birds.
ReplyDeleteWe actually had quite a few wild turkey in and around Jackson, MS when we lived there. Sometimes we even saw them on the golf course. They're strange looking, but I like them!
ReplyDeletetakes one to know one...just saying.
ReplyDeleteThat is a fine looking bird. It must be interesting to watch them.
ReplyDeleteAs turkeys go, this is a good looking bird, good feather colors, shapely, and when spring comes, they will take to the woods and raise a family! Lucky you!
ReplyDeleteJo
i SO want to see wild turkeys here! maybe there's hope in another 10 yrs...
ReplyDeleteGorgeous bird.
ReplyDelete30 years ago we had turkeys all over the back lot of the GM plant where I worked. 5 years after that the field was turned into a 15 acre addition plus parking and then another 15 acre building was added shortly there after. Needless to say the turkeys had to find a new home. It was pretty neat to see these wild birds running all over the field behind the building in the middle of Kettering, OH.
ReplyDeleteI would like to get a picture of one turkey.
ReplyDeleteThey are beautiful critters!
Léia
Sorry but all I can think of is this bird. Stuffed on a plate.
ReplyDeleteBirdman -- I tried to "shoot" a flock of turkeys about a month ago. They quickly ducked behind a ridge. I think they can hear (or see?)exceptionally well? What a wonderful sight you must have when you look out your window. -- barbara
ReplyDeleteI've never seen one! It must be a good sign for nature to be coming back in numbers.
ReplyDeleteI haven't been able to "shoot" turkeys around our farm. My son, an excellent turkey hunter, tells me that they do hear and see very, very well.
ReplyDeleteNot the best looking bird.
ReplyDeleteThe same thing has happened here! Those turkeys are far bigger than I ever expected, and their gobbles make me laugh.
ReplyDeleteWonder what he's finding to eat... also, so sorry when you came by earlier, the configuration of my blog had gone awry, it's back to normal and showing my post today as it should...
ReplyDeleteI have parrots -- every morning, maybe 50 or so. More colorful than the turkey, perhaps, in both plumage and language.
ReplyDeleteWild turkeys are abundant in the East Bay and, like in your yard, are becoming even more so. I'm guessing there aren't too many predators to keep the populations low. Every so often we see coyotes or mountain lions, but not often enough to affect the turkeys. Must be nice to have lots of space to herky-jerky in.
ReplyDeleteLovely turkey-lurkey & it must be fun for you to have these visitors...Have you seen the turkey guy who hangs around the Audubon in Falmouth? I think he goes away in winter though...
ReplyDeleteIt's a great bird. The most beautiful turkeys I have ever seen are in the jungles of Guatemala and Belize. I simply couldn't believe all those colours!
ReplyDeleteGet this, Birdman: don't think I've ever seen a wild turkey until YESTERDAY -- two crazy ones crossed the road, jig-jagging. Made me laff.
ReplyDeleteWell, I guess it's about time that you start to talk turkey!
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