It was frigid yesterday and we always take extra care of the birds in severe weather. Fresh suet, heated bird bath, filled feeders, and sunflower seed scattered to attract the ground feeding birds. Who came to dinner? Our neighborhood rafter of turkeys!
I don’t dare intrude when our 18-20 hungry turkeys arrive. The gobblers can be a trifle aggressive and I sure don’t want to ruffle their feathers so I videoed a few of them from the window. The dominant Toms had slim pickings as they kept watch on the fringes allowing the rest access to the sunflower seeds that I scattered for much smaller birds on this icy morning.
I’m becoming rather attached…
We enjoyed a large rafter perched in some neighboring trees for several months in the late fall, but we haven’t seen them since winter hit. They are fun to watch. 🙂
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I know they’ve bounced back from near extinction, a success story, but then I hear about population explosions in suburbia and problems they cause. I hope there are enough natural enemies that these problems don’t increase. Yes, they are fun to watch!
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Awsome!
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They behave just like chickens scratching for food, pecking order, dominate male… but a heck lot lot bigger than the bantams we raised as kids!
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Oh gee, they are cute. Guess I may have to give up eating turkey.
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That would be mighty hard to do! 😊
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