I first saw the turkeys, two of them, a young male and a female on Sunday. I was busy doing something, when I noticed a shadow on the patio. It was two turkeys, a male and a female. The male has the beginnings of a wattle, and both turkeys are showing attractive colored tail feathers.
Neighbors reported seeing the turkeys throughout the campus on Monday. Today the turkeys returned to Mom’s patio, finding spilled bird seed acceptable food, and enjoying the patio furniture.
Turkeys were once native all over New England. These turkeys are descendants of turkeys dekibwrately restored after mostly vanishing. I hope that these two survive and continue to visit this Winter, not only for their own sake, but because squirrels avoid them.
Male wild turkey Meleagris gallopavo silvestris
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