A couple weeks back Debbie, of ND Domer’s Mom said, in a comment on my post about snowy owls or barns, that she wouldn’t mind seeing a turkey, and I assured her I’d run across a turkey sooner or later.
Well, yesterday turned out to be the day.
And in the early morning light they were beautiful.
In a weird sort of way.
And though they were not the reason I was in their park, they turned out to be a feature of the icy walk.
Why was I there? Well, I was trying to confirm whether red winged blackbirds were indeed back, that my loan male visiting my deck wasn’t an anomaly.
What did I find?
Guess you’ll have to wait and see.
Change Is Hard 
March 1, 2022 at 9:29 am
Beautiful feathers, but faces? Hmmm… I can’t tell from the photos, but a few times in the spring I’ve seen the Toms with bright blues faces – just odd! They look like Blue Meanies from the Yellow Submarine movie!
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March 3, 2022 at 9:33 am
I have not seen them with bright blue faces. There’s some blue in there, but not the Yellow Submarine look. Wonder if it’s a different turkey breed?
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March 3, 2022 at 9:52 am
I think they are the same, but it might be the season? And maybe I am exaggerating, but you can take a look: https://trentsworld.blog/2018/04/22/turkey-and-others-march-and-april-2018/ A few of the Toms are pretty blue faced here…
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March 3, 2022 at 10:35 am
You definitely saw blue! I don’t think I’ve ever seen them that shade here…but now I’ll keep watch!
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March 1, 2022 at 9:30 am
They really are handsome birds. I rarely see one around here, and have only seen a very few in our hill country. Every time I hear one gobble, I laugh.
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March 3, 2022 at 9:35 am
Yes they sound so silly. The flock I walked past the morning I was out there didn’t talk, but I was relatively quiet myself. It was early morning. But once I was quite far away from them, maybe 20 minutes later I head them put up a big loud gobble and figured someone else was coming. Yep, a guy with big noisy feet and a really long camera lens came wizzing by me. I figure he probably walked right through their flock upsetting their quiet morning. They are better than a watch dog!
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March 1, 2022 at 9:54 am
‘Don’t let the turkeys get you down’ doesn’t apply here. Ralph is definitely a charmer.
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March 3, 2022 at 9:36 am
I have a better picture of Ralph in better light that shows all the intricacies of his feather paraphernalia. He is truly a piece of art. Or work. Depending on the day I suppose.
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March 1, 2022 at 3:09 pm
Wonderful photos of those turkeys. I’ll be waiting anxiously to read what you discovered with the red-winged blackbirds.
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March 3, 2022 at 9:38 am
Coming up shortly. Maybe. I have another topic weighing on me but it’s not really my story to tell, so I’ll probably stick to the birds.
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March 1, 2022 at 4:31 pm
Thanks for the shout-out, Dawn. Yes, I did want to see some turkeys, and here they are! Sadly, they’re not the prettiest of bird, but they strut about so majestically (and even early in the morning, they look just fine for their photo shoot!) Ooh, I do hope Spring is right around the corner — it’s been such a hard winter for me and Monk!
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March 3, 2022 at 9:39 am
Yes, these turkeys were just for you! I smiled when I ran across them at my park. And Ralph was so obliging to show off. Perfect! I hope spring is soon too but I am reminded of the March we got some very very warm days and the trees budded out and then we got the typical March and early April cold and all the leaves got killed and many of the trees died too….so maybe we need to wait just a few more weeks for the really nice stuff. It’s not nice to mess with Mother Nature. (Do you remember that commercial?)
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March 3, 2022 at 10:11 am
I do! And somebody told me just yesterday that Spring is always late when Easter is late, and it’s late this year. Sigh.
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March 1, 2022 at 9:12 pm
Great photos!!
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March 3, 2022 at 9:40 am
Thank you. I had SUCH a good time that morning! More of that adventure to come.
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March 1, 2022 at 10:45 pm
Their feathers absolutely glow in the morning light; layers of beautiful colors and textures. I am looking forward to hear about your red winged blackbird investigation. Thank you for sharing! 😊
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March 3, 2022 at 9:40 am
You are so welcome! I had a very very good time out there!
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March 4, 2022 at 12:03 am
Gorgeous. Thank you.
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March 4, 2022 at 6:54 am
It was so fun to be out there!
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