No need to check your calendar...it’s not Thanksgiving, but it is Spring, so it’s
time to dust off the ol' blog!
The blog has been MIA for a while. My
Renaissance Man has been busy exercising his entrepreneur muscles the past
several months consulting with a technology company. But with so much wildlife
activity outside, Mikey has been trying to squeeze in some
photography time, too.
So, let's talk turkey...
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| ©Life as an Artist’s Wife Turkey posing pretty for a picture on our land in NE Wisconsin. |
We have about 40 wild turkeys that call our woods their home sweet home.
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| ©Life as an Artist’s Wife Just a portion of our turkey flock hunting for snacks of berries, seeds, and insects. |
Like clockwork, everyday the funny flock trots through the woods (and our yard) in the morning and evening.
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| ©Life as an Artist’s Wife This turkey has parted from the pack because he knows their will be some good grub by the bird feeder. |
However, things are a little more entertaining in the Spring when the males are looking for love! Check out that fan!
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| ©Life as an Artist’s Wife Male turkey performing an impressive courtship display! |
In the evenings, the turkeys fly up into the trees to sleep during the night. (Yes, turkeys do fly, although not very gracefully!) We're amazed they can sleep on the branches with their clunky-ish disposition!
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| ©Life as an Artist’s Wife Turkey flying up to a branch to snuggle in for the night. |
The turkeys usually cause us no issues...except when they block the UPS truck or pizza deliveryman from pulling up the driveway. (True stories!)
But, then there's Gobbles. He's the "troublemaker" of the flock. Gobbles has a tendency to not sleep during the night. He gobbles during the
night...loudly...waking us up frequently if we sleep with the windows open. He also picks fights with himself. He sees his reflection in Mikey’s office window, thinks it's another male turkey, and pecks (quite forcefully) at his reflection. Oh, Gobbles!
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| ©Life as an Artist’s Wife Gobbles fighting with his reflection outside Mikey's office window. |
Quirks aside, we adore these turkeys! And we love that they make their home in our woods. It just wouldn't be the same without them!
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| ©Life as an Artist’s Wife Nice and plump. But, this turkey will never be the centerpiece of our Thanksgiving meal! |
If you like turkeys, you'll love baby turkeys!
Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.
-1 Thessalonians 5:18
