Gray clouds have ruled the skies over the Hideaway since last week’s blizzard. The thermometer hasn’t budged out of the teens and twenties. The snow left behind by the storm still lies in place, disturbed only by a maze of deer and turkey tracks.
Things have been so slow on Hideaway Pond that we’ve had to resort to watching birds for entertainment. (Be still, my heart), Most earthbound critters are well sheltered in their winter homes.
However, three days ago, a flock of about two dozen turkeys invaded the front yard. Some continued to travel up the mountain. But a few of the more vigilant and enterprising birds lingered. They had discovered a treasure trove of seeds in the snow beneath the feeders. Bounty that had been carelessly dropped by their smaller avian cousins. Oblivious in their gluttony. some are beginning to resemble small feathered tennis balls.
Now one can choose to believe this or not. But two of the turkeys under the feeders left the party and caught up with the flock. Five minutes later they returned to the feast with the entire crowd and went straight to the feeders. The resultant riot of scratching and scraping in the snow was a thing to behold. Seems, in this case anyway, that birds have a way of communicating. A language? Birdish? Turkish? Nah.The next day about half of them raced down the driveway and went directly to the area under the feeders. There they had breakfast until they spied us inside. They’ve returned each morning since. We’ve become so familiar to them that they no longer spook when we approach the windows. Looks like we’ve acquired some pets.
FYI, turkeys have vision that is 3 (some say 10) times better than that of humans. And with location of their eyes on both sides of their heads, they have a 270 degree range of vision. And they can see two objects at a time. (I’ll pass on that, thanks) However, they have limited distance perception and can’t focus on one object at a time. (Bummer).. So when you see a turkey bobbing it’s head, it’s trying to get a visual fix on a distant object. This is called monocular vision. But you knew that.
Hmm. I wonder how those bird seeds would go down with some berries and a morning cup of coffee.+2
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