Turkeys in the Yard
This time it wasn’t my friends but rather a wild turkey foraging party.
While getting my first cup of coffee this morning I looked out the kitchen window and saw some Turkeys in the yard. They were ‘cleaning’ up corn fed to the chickens we raised last year. I tried to sneak out to get some photos but the turkeys are far more wary than I am stealthy. Before I had a chance to focus in on them they were on the move.
No, I didn’t set the clothesline crooked. Our first snow came before Halloween and it was wet and heavy and took out a section of the maple tree which landed on the line.
Not the best of photos but these are the best closeups of Turkeys I’ve managed to take so far.
Someday one is going to hold still long enough for me to get a good shot.
Maybe I should invite the turkeys to dinner. I still have some leftover corn from last year and hopefully if the pickings are too good to be true they’ll be too busy to notice me.
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March 18th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
How’s that again? To dinner, or for dinner!
March 18th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Bait is always a good thing. I’ve been planning on leaving some snacks out for the black squirrels, but it will be by the neighbors house.
March 19th, 2009 at 6:39 am
You have a good barbecue site. No problem for the dinner.
March 19th, 2009 at 8:24 am
OK, I’m just going to say it. Turkeys are weird looking! But it is cool to see them; I’ve never seen a wild turkey. Mallards do the vacuuming function (picking up leftover seeds/seed casings) in my yard!