I'm home sick today, but the camp guy came in and woke me up this morning and said, "You HAVE to see what's in the front yard!" So I got up and this is what I saw! We've seen turkeys out here before, but only in small groups. We've never seen a group this big! It was impressive. Sorry about the quality of the video, but the camp guy was trying to get out the door and video them all at the same time!
Enjoy!
Jean
Showing posts with label wild turkeys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wild turkeys. Show all posts
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Life in the Hundred Acre Wood
As, I think I've mentioned before, we live at a camp. DH is the camp guy, and the boys and I get the added benefit of being able to live at camp! We (and by we, I mean the camp, who leases it from the Corp of Engineers) have a hundred acres of mostly woods, with cabins, pool, lodge and more. And we're surrounded by a lake and by more Army Corp of Engineers property which is also mostly woods, so we see lots of deer, wild turkeys, snakes, birds, the occasional fox, and various and sundry other wild things. This is something for which I count us extremely lucky.
Most of our encounters are viewings from afar, but sometimes we get a bit closer, like the time Jack (the cat) brought me a small, but still quite feisty rattlesnake! Or the disappearance of the other Jack, whom we suspect was taken by the coyotes. Not all of these "up close and personal" encounters are dangerous, though.
Outside our bedroom window, there is a large bush that houses a pair of cardinals and their nest. It's lovely to look out the window and see those flashes of his brilliant red and her more muted, but still beautiful brown and red. Lately, though, he has discovered his reflection in the window, and has gone to war with that stubborn bird who refuses to leave his territory! All hours of the morning, noon and early evening we hear, "thunk, thunk, thunk!" on that window... We've put the blinds up and down and different times, thinking that might help, but to no avail. I'm not sure what else to try, but I'm starting to worry about him! Can birds get brain damage from repeatedly pecking at the window? And how do I convince the female that it's in her (and her future babies) best interest to convince him to stop being such a bully to the handsome bird in the window? Or will he eventually decide that it's not a good nesting spot and move? I'd love to hear any thoughts or suggestions you may have!
J
Most of our encounters are viewings from afar, but sometimes we get a bit closer, like the time Jack (the cat) brought me a small, but still quite feisty rattlesnake! Or the disappearance of the other Jack, whom we suspect was taken by the coyotes. Not all of these "up close and personal" encounters are dangerous, though.
Outside our bedroom window, there is a large bush that houses a pair of cardinals and their nest. It's lovely to look out the window and see those flashes of his brilliant red and her more muted, but still beautiful brown and red. Lately, though, he has discovered his reflection in the window, and has gone to war with that stubborn bird who refuses to leave his territory! All hours of the morning, noon and early evening we hear, "thunk, thunk, thunk!" on that window... We've put the blinds up and down and different times, thinking that might help, but to no avail. I'm not sure what else to try, but I'm starting to worry about him! Can birds get brain damage from repeatedly pecking at the window? And how do I convince the female that it's in her (and her future babies) best interest to convince him to stop being such a bully to the handsome bird in the window? Or will he eventually decide that it's not a good nesting spot and move? I'd love to hear any thoughts or suggestions you may have!
J
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