For the past couple of weeks, when I have to report to the workplace at 9:00 am, I stop at the stop sign at the bottom of Green Hill Road. Across the street, at the church parking lot, is a bus stop where three little girls catch the bus.
During these past couple of weeks, they've been at the bus stop along with a wild tom turkey that seems to have adopted them, or maybe it's the parking lot that it's adopted.
Anyway, today while out and about, there was the wild turkey, in all his glory prancing around the church parking lot. When he saw us, he chased the big red truck up Green Hill Road. Amazing.
Finally, we just couldn't take it any longer. We had to go get the camera.
We returned to the parking lot and got some amazing pictures of this very large tom turkey that was in full feather display and prancing round with his courting song, pretty as a picture and knowing it. He even allowed us to touch him.
A woman stopped by and asked if the turkey was bothering us. "Of course not." We just wanted pictures. "Yes, he is a wild turkey." "He has adopted the three little girls that live in the house next door." "He's the neighborhood turkey and everyone is feeding him." "We worry that he might wander into the road and get hit or someone will shoot him." "He sleeps on the little girls deck railing."
I have to admit, I do enjoy seeing this turkey around. He is just a beautiful bird, though be it a little strange. He just came around and stayed. I have an idea that when breeding season does start, this turkey will leave the three little girls that seem to love him so. He just needs practice to intice the girls of his own kind.
1 comment:
The pictures are absolutely fabulous. We had turkeys around here a few years ago, but they weren't even close to being as beautiful as your Tom!
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