For some reason, our local flock of turkeys loves to hop up on my back deck to poop and to peck at the glass. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 1:34 AM, Stan Halpin <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Apr 25, 2013, at 8:01 PM, John Sessoms wrote: > >> From: Stan Halpin >>> Thanks Dan et al for your comments. >>> >>> We have often thought about converting some of the roosting turkeys >>> into roasting turkeys, or at least rousting them. They are kind of >>> like a destitute lazy brother-in-law that moves in with you: we >>> really like seeing them now and then, but would just as soon they >>> didn't take up permanent residence with us. Their droppings make a >>> mess on the lawn, they are constantly getting into the food we put >>> out in feeders for songbirds, they keep banging into the windows >>> while trying to fight with their reflection in the glass . . . There >>> are nights we have as many as 18-20 of them roosting in that tree, >>> though at this time of year (mating and nesting season) the flock has >>> dispersed somewhat. Last night there were five in the tree, but I >>> could only get the one in the frame if I were to include the >>> moonlight reflection in the water. >>> >>> stan >> >> Do they make as big a mess as Canada Geese do? > > No, not quite as bad. And when the geese come up on the main lawn, the > turkeys chase them away, so that is a good thing. > > stan > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
