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There's something special about wild turkeys |
| Hi Family, And the answer is ... yes! While there are no domestic birds within my immediate viewing area, the pasture across the road from my property is the afternoon wandering place for the cows and their calves as they migrate from somewhere out of sight, right up to the fencing along the road edge. Some of them poke their heads through the barbed-wire fencing to stare across the road at Votan who has posted himself on my front lawn as sentry. It is his self-appointed responsibility to be sure that none of the cows jump the fence, cross the road and trespass on our property. Somewhere way down behind the two-story brick "farmhouse", again not visible from my property, is a pond. Although I've never seen it, I know it is there and that it is home to a flock of wild geese. I can hear them in the morning as they seem to call roll to discuss their agenda for the day. Soon, they can be seen up in the air, working hard to achieve the right elevation for the days activities and sorting themselves into some sort of pre-agreed-upon formation. Usually they return about sunset in perfect "v" formation amid much noisy fanfare .. never do they just sneak home quietly. Now .. the wild turkeys are another type of feathered visual delight whose behavior is very different from that of the geese. First, they are very quiet .. never do they announce their approach. They just step out from the woods and slowly cross the road in single file in a very dignified fashion. Rarely do they fly, and then for only a few yards. They seem to know that most vehicles will slow down .. and stop, if necessary .. until all of them are safe on the other side of the road. There's something special about wild turkeys. Now, about the deer ....... hmmmm... perhaps I've gone on long enough. Yes, living in rural areas is indeed
pastoral and peaceful and lovely. Aunt Maureen |
