Turkey Trot
We had a much needed rain shower here on the mountain this afternoon and I waited it out before going into town for provisions. So did the turkeys!
Now isn't that a pretty sight? Two hens and their broods had come out of the woods to munch on goodies. (Up to 80% of their diet is grass) The last time I saw this flock a month or so ago, the poults were about the size of quails. Now they are the size of, well, small turkeys.
The hens were content to stay in the open so long as I kept my distance. But, as soon as I passed, they did what I call the "turkey trot" (deliberate but not rushed) off into the tall grass, leaving the poults behind to fend for themselves.
Ben Franklin liked wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) so much that he would have made them our national bird. Of course, if Ben had gotten his way on everything he proposed, I would be writing this piece on our national bird in Hebrew!
Now isn't that a pretty sight? Two hens and their broods had come out of the woods to munch on goodies. (Up to 80% of their diet is grass) The last time I saw this flock a month or so ago, the poults were about the size of quails. Now they are the size of, well, small turkeys.
The hens were content to stay in the open so long as I kept my distance. But, as soon as I passed, they did what I call the "turkey trot" (deliberate but not rushed) off into the tall grass, leaving the poults behind to fend for themselves.
Ben Franklin liked wild turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo) so much that he would have made them our national bird. Of course, if Ben had gotten his way on everything he proposed, I would be writing this piece on our national bird in Hebrew!
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