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April 01, 2005
Turkeys 3,000, Tom & Becky 0
They're at it again. The wild turkeys have already invaded and started eating the tops off our tulips. They're getting a head start this year: usually they wait until the flower is just about to open, and then they eat the head off; apparently that's when the tulip is tastiest. And when they encounter daffodils, they dig 'em up, apparently in a rage at their not being tulips.
This is the only time of the year that the turkeys come into our yard. And they come because Beloved Partner planted thousands—literally—of bulbs several years ago. Little did we know that it was simply an invitation to dine. We thought it was for human visual rather than turkey epicurean delight.
Sometimes we get to see the tulips. But only sometimes. And there are some tulips that we've never seen. Each year they come up, and each year they are Turkey Lunch.
Looking at this picture, I know, it's hard to imagine an invading flock of wild turkeys. This looks altogether suburban. Alas, no. We live in a village of under 800 people, and our property is 5 acres; in the 19th century, it was a chicken farm. So our back yard blends into our pastures, and beyond our pastures are swamp, more pastures, river, hills. Turkeyland. You might say that our neighbors on three sides are the Youngs, the Jantzens, and the Osbornes. And on the fourth side, the turkeys, the deer, the groundhogs, the skunks, the foxes, the raccoons. Wild Kingdom.
Posted by senioritis at April 1, 2005 09:29 AM
Comments
I have a groundhog-killer who might be able to help. I rent her out by the hour.
Posted by: aerobil at April 1, 2005 06:53 PM
Sounds good to me. But who provides the transportation?
Posted by: senioritis at April 1, 2005 07:58 PM
Pet Jet.
Posted by: aerobil at April 1, 2005 08:25 PM
One of those Illinois Innovations, no doubt.
Posted by: senioritis at April 1, 2005 08:31 PM