Usually when I look out the kitchen window I see the usual assortment of birds at the feeder, squirrels raiding the feeder, or maybe a fox or deer ambling through the woods. Just now I saw something unusual. Wild turkeys. They stayed long enough for me to get a few blurry photos through the window.
Two wild turkeys, foraging in the woods
A bit closer
Check out the bronzy iridescent feathers
I tried to get outside for some better shots, but as soon as they heard the door open (and I was trying very hard to be quiet) they spooked and headed farther back into the woods. This isn’t the first time I’ve seen wild turkeys here, but I haven’t seen any for at least 2 years.
Also, an Indigo Bunting visited the bird feeder early this morning. That’s a first!
wild turkeys?!! How funny!
We saw some in Asheville, NC at the Biltmore property, but even those were not truly wild.
These are definitely wild. But such an ugly bird! It makes you wonder why anybody ever thought they might be good to eat.