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So today was an early day because I had to head to the office.\u00a0 I was already running late when Camera Girl walked out of the kitchen and said, \u201cDon\u2019t react or the dogs will start barking but there are a couple of momma turkeys at my bird feeder with about eight young.\u00a0 Go take a look.\u201d<\/p>\n

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So, they were under the bird feeders looking for seeds on the ground that the normal birds spilled out of the feeders.\u00a0 But eventually they weren\u2019t satisfied so they headed out into the fields.\u00a0 Camera Girl saw them heading for the gardens and said, \u201cThey\u2019re headed for the raspberry patch.\u00a0 Do you think they\u2019ll eat any of the berries.\u201d\u00a0 I answered knowledgably, \u201cNo they only eat bugs and small critters.\u201d\u00a0 Of course, they immediately attack the patch and clearly start picking ripe berries off the canes.\u00a0 I didn\u2019t look back at her but I think there was a look.\u00a0 And I think there might have been a derisive sound.\u00a0 I came back with her own famous statement, \u201cWell, everybody\u2019s gotta eat, right?\u201d\u00a0 So, I announced that I had to leave for work and made a show of ignoring the prehistoric creatures that had invaded my domain.<\/p>\n

When I got home, I got the update.\u00a0 They had not only picked all the ripe raspberries but they then cleaned up the ripe blueberries too.\u00a0 Then they went down by the swamp and annoyed Moe and the rest of Camera Girl\u2019s murder of crows that hang out there during the morning.\u00a0 Finally, they walked the perimeter of the fields until they ended up near the road and then made a nuisance of themselves for the motorists until they finally crossed the road and headed for the next swamp in their path.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve always been interested in the turkey population because they provide an opportunity for interesting photographs.\u00a0 But here they were adding insult to injury.\u00a0 They not only didn\u2019t eat any of the copious beetles that are afflicting my vegetables and flowers but they went out of their way to pillage my favorite summer fruit crops.\u00a0 This is the thanks I get for never hunting them or setting the dogs on them or even making fun of their homely appearance, clumsy walking style or spastic flying abilities.<\/p>\n

Well, truth be told they\u2019re still in my top five species of birds I like to see around the place.\u00a0 I like seeing the vultures (turkey and black) in the trees.\u00a0 I like to try and get a shot of a Great Blue Heron fishing in the swamp and I also hope one day to lure some of the local ravens into a closer arrangement.\u00a0 I\u2019ve always thought they were fascinating creatures.<\/p>\n

But there\u2019s something appealing about a flock of turkey hens with their young walking around in Dunwich in the summer acting like they own the place and livening things up.<\/p>\n

Yep, that\u2019s true.\u00a0 However, if they come near the berries again, I may just get some rocks and help them to move along at high speed.\u00a0 At this time of year, I have my priorities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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