Because of the
recent California drought, the grassy glen behind my son's East Bay house was
as dry as a field of straw wanting to be harvested.
Ergo, the wild
turkeys that regularly wander the little valley were looking a bit scrawny the
last time we visited in August. That is not to say they were dying off; in
fact, the flock has grown.
We saw at
least 14 across the way one afternoon, eight crossed the street in front of us
one morning (unfortunately, I was driving and my camera wasn't quite handy).
Plus there was a car right behind us. We also saw three young turkeys taking a
dust bath not far from the adults.
The turkeys
were all over the place. We saw one almost every time we drove down the hill to
get to the shopping centers. The one thing we didn't see was any tom gobblers
displaying.
Maybe it was
too hot to get hot and they were having a drink to cool off? Mmmmm, could be.
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