Cold turkey(s)

[jdemaris]

It's that time of year. Turkeys are really starting to scrounge for food with the hard snow cover and below zero temps. Many are following the farm tractors when spreading manure now, and picking through it for goodies.

I had turkeys jumping and/or running in front of my truck this morning when I went down the hill to my mail box. Here's a few photos.

 

[btj1031]

Nice pics. I saw one the other day, first time since fall. We usually have a few flocks of 20 or so walk through our back yard in the spring - we abut power lines, so there's lots of wildlife in there. The only problem is my bassett hound like to roll in their turds. Yuck!

 

[bsruther]

Thems females.

 

[DAKSY]

Thems females.

Girls' nite out? :coolsmile:

 

[billb3]

I had one hen for a year call my front yard <<home.
Would attack me when I came out the front door.
Runt, must have been ostracized from the flock or something.
Neighbors started calling it <my turkey.

It disappeared about the same time I had a pair of coyotes wandering thru.

There are flocks to the west and north of me, but they don't come thru here.

I saw a lone male last Summer out on a path in the woods , but never again.

Most people around here consider them annoying because of the fertilizer mess they can make, same as geese that don't leave.

 

[jeff6443]

My backyard is overrun with turkeys . Atlantic County NJ . I also now have 2 coyotes in my yard .
But the best thing I have seen so far is a redtail hawk swoop down and grab the accross the street s rooster .
LOUD MOUTH ROOSTER . lol