There is a flock of wild turkeys that keeps coming to our backyard to eat leftovers from our bird feeders.
We always see them this time of year. Lucky for them, we buy our Thanksgiving turkey at Walmart;)

Julie

Turkey Trivia

Turkeys can see in color.

Wild turkeys spend the night in trees. They especially like oak trees.

Turkey breeding has caused turkey breasts to grow so large that the turkeys fall over.

Turkeys can see movement almost a hundred yards away.

Domesticated turkeys (farm raised) cannot fly.

Wild turkeys can fly for short distances up to 55 miles per hour.

Wild turkeys can run 20 miles per hour.

Benjamin Franklin thought the turkey was so American it should have been chosen as our national symbol rather than the eagle.

In 1947, the first Presidential pardon was ceremoniously given to a turkey.

The Average American consumes over 15 pounds of Turkey per year.

Very cool - I've never seen wild turkeys before... KerBear · 2008-11-15: 20:25

Have you ever been tempted to catch one? Guess it would be really messy cleaning it... : ) I saw a lot of turkeys wandering around certain parts of Hawaii, which I thought was weird and out of place. I'm sure they were from someone's farm or something. ????? · 2008-11-15: 22:13

Turkey breeding has caused turkey breasts to grow so large that the turkeys fall over? mmmmm interesting! LOL Great shot from inside Riyaz · 2008-11-16: 12:20

Oh my goodness! This is a very cool shot. Thanks for the info bamommy · 2008-11-16: 12:43

Impressive!!! and thanks for the lesson Queen911 · 2008-11-16: 14:32

Soooo that's the new visitors.... PaperWings · 2008-11-17: 21:23

Wow! I'd love to see wildlife like that around here :) LotoFoto · 2008-11-18: 22:44

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