Wild Turkeys Take Over
Last week a rafter of turkeys showed up on our front lawn. The uproar of their arrival sent me to the door in time to see two agitated toms bristling at one another— accompanied by a cacophony of shrill sounds. Feathers, airborne at first, settled on the grass marking it as turkey territory. Perhaps this is mating season and they were in a tizzy over a female turkey.
In time someone won or peace declared and the toms, with their feathers on display, headed into the woods.
Since that day I seem to see or read about wild turkeys. Today while waiting to see the doctor for my annual physical I picked up a magazine and opened it to an article about using all parts of a wild turkey. A photo of turkey legs was prominently displayed.
I found out that Wild Turkeys are promiscuous — not like Canadian Geese who mate for life.
Usually I bring a book to read, but I'm in the middle of a thriller and didn't want my blood pressure to be high.
When I arrived home I checked out some information about the birds and discovered that some communities had trouble with the turkeys becoming aggressive. One woman in a town not far from my home writes about a turkey stalking her and several people in another town wrote of turkey attacks.
Years ago the wild turkey population was abysmally low, but then they were reintroduced to areas where they originally felt quite of home. I do wonder if the wild life enthusiasts who released the birds ever imagined stalking or nipping birds.
In some areas of the country people go on turkey shoots, but I expect that won't work here. I wonder if my neighbor's cats are up to the task of keeping our rafter of turkeys in line.
In time someone won or peace declared and the toms, with their feathers on display, headed into the woods.
Since that day I seem to see or read about wild turkeys. Today while waiting to see the doctor for my annual physical I picked up a magazine and opened it to an article about using all parts of a wild turkey. A photo of turkey legs was prominently displayed.
I found out that Wild Turkeys are promiscuous — not like Canadian Geese who mate for life.
Usually I bring a book to read, but I'm in the middle of a thriller and didn't want my blood pressure to be high.
When I arrived home I checked out some information about the birds and discovered that some communities had trouble with the turkeys becoming aggressive. One woman in a town not far from my home writes about a turkey stalking her and several people in another town wrote of turkey attacks.
Years ago the wild turkey population was abysmally low, but then they were reintroduced to areas where they originally felt quite of home. I do wonder if the wild life enthusiasts who released the birds ever imagined stalking or nipping birds.
In some areas of the country people go on turkey shoots, but I expect that won't work here. I wonder if my neighbor's cats are up to the task of keeping our rafter of turkeys in line.
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