September 16, 2005
Speaking of more chicks
Last weekend we were sitting on the couch enjoying the open windows when we (and Felix) were startled to realize there was a turkey on our deck, just about 4 feet away from us through the window. As mentioned previously, we knew the turkeys had been on our deck (and hot tub, and roof) when we were away, but I was surprised it came right up on the deck when we were clearly at home with the TV blaring. The cat in the window did not seem to phase it one bit, and likewise Felix was calm and unconcerned. The other cats would have freaked out. I went to grab the camera and just caught it as it was leaving the deck.
Here's a shot from a few days later of Mrs. Turkey with her brood in our back forty. (Blurry, sorry, shot through the screen.) They seem to be doing better than last year. "Yeah, more chicks." Plus our turkey-assasin neighbor moved out.
Those things are ugly! Spiff up your hunting skills so you can bring a fresh turkey to dad for Thanksgiving dinner in case we have another infamous "dad Thanksgiving dinner mishap"!
I see Mrs. Turkey and the chicks, but what are those two black upside down "J"s? Are they native to NH? Are they headed to the left or are they traveling with the turkeys?