Comments on: In the Garden, At the Bird Feeder – A Wild Turkey http://www.ellifolks.com/blog/garden/in-the-garden-at-the-bird-feeder-a-wild-turkey/ Musings on Critter Making, Art, Crafts, Collecting, etc. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:31:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lisa in New England http://www.ellifolks.com/blog/garden/in-the-garden-at-the-bird-feeder-a-wild-turkey/comment-page-1/#comment-770 Lisa in New England Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:41:38 +0000 http://www.ellifolks.com/blog/?p=1508#comment-770 I see wild turkeys all of the time here in new enlgand; even more than I did when I lived in the midwest. I've seen them under apple trees in the spring too, feeding on the freshly uncovered fallen apples from the previous fall. They do indeed fly.. and in flocks too! I had a bunch of them fly right over me well above my head. The flew for a distance of at least four blocks. I'm not sure what their flight range is. It was an amazing sight! Thanks for sharing you pictures! I see wild turkeys all of the time here in new enlgand; even more than I did when I lived in the midwest. I’ve seen them under apple trees in the spring too, feeding on the freshly uncovered fallen apples from the previous fall.

They do indeed fly.. and in flocks too! I had a bunch of them fly right over me well above my head. The flew for a distance of at least four blocks. I’m not sure what their flight range is. It was an amazing sight!

Thanks for sharing you pictures!

]]> By: Christy on the Craggy Moor http://www.ellifolks.com/blog/garden/in-the-garden-at-the-bird-feeder-a-wild-turkey/comment-page-1/#comment-648 Christy on the Craggy Moor Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:06:40 +0000 http://www.ellifolks.com/blog/?p=1508#comment-648 What a cool shot! And though turkeys aren't the most lovely of birds :0) :0) this one is quite a handsome bird as far as turkeys go. What a cool shot! And though turkeys aren’t the most lovely of birds :0) :0) this one is quite a handsome bird as far as turkeys go.

]]> By: Casieopea http://www.ellifolks.com/blog/garden/in-the-garden-at-the-bird-feeder-a-wild-turkey/comment-page-1/#comment-644 Casieopea Sun, 19 Jul 2009 14:56:27 +0000 http://www.ellifolks.com/blog/?p=1508#comment-644 You know - I once had a whole flock (what is it called?? probably not a flock, but you get the gist!) of turkeys living in a tree next to the house we rented. They would roost in that tree - then they would stomp all over my roof. I never complained about my kids stomping on the floor after that - those turkeys are waaaaay louder!! be careful, tho - momma turkeys with their young are VERY MEAN. ! nice photo op! You know – I once had a whole flock (what is it called?? probably not a flock, but you get the gist!) of turkeys living in a tree next to the house we rented. They would roost in that tree – then they would stomp all over my roof. I never complained about my kids stomping on the floor after that – those turkeys are waaaaay louder!!
be careful, tho – momma turkeys with their young are VERY MEAN. !
nice photo op!

]]> By: ellifolks http://www.ellifolks.com/blog/garden/in-the-garden-at-the-bird-feeder-a-wild-turkey/comment-page-1/#comment-611 ellifolks Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:39:17 +0000 http://www.ellifolks.com/blog/?p=1508#comment-611 Hi Valerie, Ooh, I love peacocks! My mom used to have a peacock that visited her yard in Florida every day. I think it liked the cat food that she kept outside for the nursery cats. She said it was aggressive with sharp beak and claws and warned my daughter to stay away from it. Sometimes we saw it sitting on her roof. We keep our bird seed in a big, lidded garbage can in the garage to deter squirrels and chimpmunks from tearing holes in the bag, eating the seed, and making a big mess. It works pretty well. I fixed your MisterLinky comment in the Studio Shots blog. :-) Hi Valerie,

Ooh, I love peacocks! My mom used to have a peacock that visited her yard in Florida every day. I think it liked the cat food that she kept outside for the nursery cats. She said it was aggressive with sharp beak and claws and warned my daughter to stay away from it. Sometimes we saw it sitting on her roof.

We keep our bird seed in a big, lidded garbage can in the garage to deter squirrels and chimpmunks from tearing holes in the bag, eating the seed, and making a big mess. It works pretty well.

I fixed your MisterLinky comment in the Studio Shots blog. :-)

]]> By: Valerie Beeby http://www.ellifolks.com/blog/garden/in-the-garden-at-the-bird-feeder-a-wild-turkey/comment-page-1/#comment-609 Valerie Beeby Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:19:36 +0000 http://www.ellifolks.com/blog/?p=1508#comment-609 What a big surprise! We don't usually have such big birds in England, though my parents had a big house in the country, and were surprised one day by the arrival of a peacock!! It lived in the garden for some weeks, roosting in a tree away from the foxes. Eventually we arranged for it to be taken somewhere where there were other peacocks, as I'm sure it got lonely. I set up a bird feeder a few months ago, then went into hospital for a couple of weeks. When I returned I found that mice had invaded my kitchen. They had come after the birds' feed which I had left in an open topped jug. I like mice - but not in my pantry! I think I left a comment about your turkey in Mister Linky by mistake. Maybe you can remove it as I don't know how to??? What a big surprise! We don’t usually have such big birds in England, though my parents had a big house in the country, and were surprised one day by the arrival of a peacock!! It lived in the garden for some weeks, roosting in a tree away from the foxes. Eventually we arranged for it to be taken somewhere where there were other peacocks, as I’m sure it got lonely.

I set up a bird feeder a few months ago, then went into hospital for a couple of weeks. When I returned I found that mice had invaded my kitchen. They had come after the birds’ feed which I had left in an open topped jug. I like mice – but not in my pantry!

I think I left a comment about your turkey in Mister Linky by mistake. Maybe you can remove it as I don’t know how to???

]]> By: ellifolks http://www.ellifolks.com/blog/garden/in-the-garden-at-the-bird-feeder-a-wild-turkey/comment-page-1/#comment-604 ellifolks Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:23:22 +0000 http://www.ellifolks.com/blog/?p=1508#comment-604 Hi Karol and Pete! Yes, I was lucky the the turkey was still there after I ran to get my camera. It didn't make any sounds that I could hear. I would love to have heard it and to have seen it fly and sit in a tree. :-D Hi Karol and Pete!
Yes, I was lucky the the turkey was still there after I ran to get my camera.

It didn’t make any sounds that I could hear. I would love to have heard it and to have seen it fly and sit in a tree. :-D

]]> By: pete s. http://www.ellifolks.com/blog/garden/in-the-garden-at-the-bird-feeder-a-wild-turkey/comment-page-1/#comment-602 pete s. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:40:10 +0000 http://www.ellifolks.com/blog/?p=1508#comment-602 Hi Ellen! Oh, how cool! Did you get to hear it? Maybe you can find a more popular interpretive spelling of the sort of 'belling' sound than I did. *grin* Barring injury, the wild turkeys are among the fastest fliers and those stilts they get around on..they can't half sprint. I hope you get a shot of one in a tree, I never saw the one that visited here up in a tree but I've no doubt it was spending time up in one 'round here somewhere. Have fun with the weird visits! cheers. pete Hi Ellen!
Oh, how cool! Did you get to hear it? Maybe you can find a more popular interpretive spelling of the sort of ‘belling’ sound than I did. *grin* Barring injury, the wild turkeys are among the fastest fliers and those stilts they get around on..they can’t half sprint. I hope you get a shot of one in a tree, I never saw the one that visited here up in a tree but I’ve no doubt it was spending time up in one ’round here somewhere.
Have fun with the weird visits!
cheers.
pete

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