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November 7, 2007

Pick up game, birdwatching and snow

When presented with a tasty treat, turkeys will go to great lengths to protect their finds. Turkeys love apples and will run to find a quiet spot where they can eat their snack alone.
A chase ensues. It's every turkey for himself when apples are involved.
Even the chickens enjoy apples, although they will eat them right then and there.
And because of this, alert turkeys are responsible for many turnovers, like this little hen will soon discover.
Fumble -oh boy! Again, the chicken is intercepted. The turkey runs down the field.
Others follow, looking for their opening. A rooster referees, watching for interference. The group rounded a corner and I lost sight of who ended up scoring.
Bird watching is another favorite pasttime of the turkeys. I just installed a little feeder this past weekend and filled it with black oil sunflower seeds, another crowd favorite. The turkeys will wait by the feeder and watch the birds go to the feeder -
- and fly away. And sometimes the turkeys to give chase to these birds too.

In other news we saw snow today. Not big flakes, but little floating dandruff in the air. Nothing stuck to the ground, but the cold air and the wind made for a great day of football and apple treats. And bird watching :)

Tomorrow I will try to focus on something other than turkeys!

Posted by roosterh at November 7, 2007 3:30 PM

Comments

i don't know...after a turkey/chicken post like that how can you NOT focus on the turkeys!!
i'm growing quite fond of them

Posted by: jen at November 8, 2007 12:03 AM

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