I'll have a Wild Turkey on ice

[Scott O.]

and more pancakes.

I have been trying to get these turkeys to wander over by the maple trees and today it happened...sort of.

Two jakes crossed the still frozen pond to mess with the other jakes who had just come out of the woods...looked like a bunch of grade school kids pushing and shoving. Eventually they moseyed over by the buckets.

These guys are tiny compared to the other two who held their ground under the apple trees, heads held high as they watch the youngsters across the pond. I am guessing they are eating seeds from last years apples or maybe some tasty invertebrate has emerged in this warm weather.

I really wish my camera and skills could capture these images the way some of you guys are able to do. The changing feather colors in the morning sun were awesome

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[Gary Lee]

They sure are fun to watch. I love this time of the year ! Thanks for sharing.

 

[Scott O.]

I get a lot of traffic out back this time of year...just took this one

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[Gary Lee]

Looks like good habitat to be shed hunting. You ever do that there?

 

[Scott O.]

We have found sheds in the yard...

I am the only wooded area, with a running stream and a pond in the middle of 4000 acres of cornfield.

Lots of wildlife

 

[TimJ]

Mmmmmm.... I bet wild turkey and maple syrup would be pretty good.
Looks like a nice piece of wildlife heaven right there.

Tim