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March - More Pics
Turkeys called chics or poults born last spring are now called
yearlings. The jakes are the future toms, and the jennies are
the future hens. At this stage they try to establish a pecking order,
and the jennies will chase other jennies to establish dominance.
The same applies to the jakes. I see more jennies doing this then jakes,
however it is done by both sexes to establish a pecking order among
the flock which I recently discovered, is also called a rafter.
Our local flock is rather large. Almost 130 of them.
I watched a couple of jennies where one was mercilessly chasing the
other on our pond the other day, and one chased the other into the
open water.
For a couple seconds I thought I was going to have to do a rescue
and then she finally was able to lift off and fly a few yards to
shore where she flapped herself a couple times to get rid of the water.
She took a bath.
Their antics are hilarious.
A group of jennies playing follow the leader.
After crossing the pond, they will make their way through
or around the swamp in front of them to cross the road.
Why would they cross the road? Because the grass is always greener
of course.
The cattle pasture they are headed toward across the road is now empty
of cattle, as they all go to the spa in late fall when they are rounded up.
My wife jokingly said that the first time we saw them being herded
into cattle carrying trailers, instead of where they were actually
going.
Part of our yard is fenced for our dogs. Here is
a pic that proves the grass is always greener on the other side
of the fence, or some might say road. The turkeys might say
greener in the dog yard which it is.
More Turkeys
Deer that had been lying down during the brunt of some snowfall
are now up and about, but they are still covered in snow.
Deer - Turkey - Muskrat
Pond - Does
10 to 30 show up every afternoon. 18 in this pic. 5 more on the left
that did not make it into the pic.
The Outdoor Channel - Out of focus deer on the left at the far end of the pond. Ass is
facing the camera.
Chickadees are fearless and love a free handout in the winter months.
Raw shelled peanuts. I even get an occasional tufted titmouse landing
on my hand for the same.
Cardinal - Tufted Titmouse
Puffy Shirt Time
I'm 10' away for this shot
I just noticed the very out of focus deer at the far end of the pond.
We've not seen any wood ducks yet but hooded mergansers show up about the
same time and we had a pair yesterday that hung out in the pond most of
the afternoon. They too are just using the pond as a pit stop on their way
north. Our resident wood ducks should return any day now.
Hooded Mergansers
Mallards
Cardinal - Window crash rescue. My wife held it for 20 minutes
before he flew off. A Sharp Shinned Hawk has been terrorizing the
bird feeders lately, and birds scatter when he decides to grab one.
Mostly smaller finches, but the other birds don't know that. They
all flee for their lives, sometimes into a window that they normally are
very aware of.
Wife's Artwork - Tile - Acrylics
Wife's Art - Pastels - Pet Portrait
She just finished this one.
I thought the shadow in the printed picture
would make this one harder for her.
No problem. I really like this one.
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Turkeys called chics or poults born last spring are now called
yearlings. The jakes are the future toms, and the jennies are
the future hens. At this stage they try to establish a pecking order,
and the jennies will chase other jennies to establish dominance.
The same applies to the jakes. I see more jennies doing this then jakes,
however it is done by both sexes to establish a pecking order among
the flock which I recently discovered, is also called a rafter.
Our local flock is rather large. Almost 130 of them.
I watched a couple of jennies where one was mercilessly chasing the
other on our pond the other day, and one chased the other into the
open water.
For a couple seconds I thought I was going to have to do a rescue
and then she finally was able to lift off and fly a few yards to
shore where she flapped herself a couple times to get rid of the water.
She took a bath.
Their antics are hilarious.
A group of jennies playing follow the leader.
After crossing the pond, they will make their way through
or around the swamp in front of them to cross the road.
Why would they cross the road? Because the grass is always greener
of course.
The cattle pasture they are headed toward across the road is now empty
of cattle, as they all go to the spa in late fall when they are rounded up.
My wife jokingly said that the first time we saw them being herded
into cattle carrying trailers, instead of where they were actually
going.
Part of our yard is fenced for our dogs. Here is
a pic that proves the grass is always greener on the other side
of the fence, or some might say road. The turkeys might say
greener in the dog yard which it is.
More Turkeys
Deer that had been lying down during the brunt of some snowfall
are now up and about, but they are still covered in snow.
Deer - Turkey - Muskrat
Pond - Does
10 to 30 show up every afternoon. 18 in this pic. 5 more on the left
that did not make it into the pic.
The Outdoor Channel - Out of focus deer on the left at the far end of the pond. Ass is
facing the camera.
Chickadees are fearless and love a free handout in the winter months.
Raw shelled peanuts. I even get an occasional tufted titmouse landing
on my hand for the same.
Cardinal - Tufted Titmouse
Puffy Shirt Time
I'm 10' away for this shot
I just noticed the very out of focus deer at the far end of the pond.
We've not seen any wood ducks yet but hooded mergansers show up about the
same time and we had a pair yesterday that hung out in the pond most of
the afternoon. They too are just using the pond as a pit stop on their way
north. Our resident wood ducks should return any day now.
Hooded Mergansers
Mallards
Cardinal - Window crash rescue. My wife held it for 20 minutes
before he flew off. A Sharp Shinned Hawk has been terrorizing the
bird feeders lately, and birds scatter when he decides to grab one.
Mostly smaller finches, but the other birds don't know that. They
all flee for their lives, sometimes into a window that they normally are
very aware of.
Wife's Artwork - Tile - Acrylics
Wife's Art - Pastels - Pet Portrait
She just finished this one.
I thought the shadow in the printed picture
would make this one harder for her.
No problem. I really like this one.
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