I needed a change of scene, so I grabbed my laptop and went to the kitchen table to work on some stories this morning.
I was tapping away on the keyboard like a woodpecker with a mission when I saw something move out of the corner of my eye. Down under the apple tree where we feed the deer, I saw a wild turkey who was apparently looking to find some corn for breakfast.
He actually looked like this guy, but by the time I grabbed my camera he was long gone, so I borrowed this one from the Internet. (Hope that's ok guys).
Wild turkeys are very skittish and they notice the slightest movement, even from a distance. Maybe I should keep the Canon camera on the table for the next few days.
Also, I think Mr. Chicken Snake is getting my eggs. I usually get two eggs a day but the last few days, I got zilch. What's even stranger, the golf balls I had in the nests (a little trick I learned to entice the hens to lay), were missing too. I mean, they weren't knocked out of the nest by a raccoon, or possum, they were gone.
So I'm guessing Mr. Chicken Snake has a major case of indigestion. I can hear him now, "WHY WON'T THESE DANG EGGS CRACK LIKE ALL THE OTHERS!"
Anyhow, I've kept a closer eye on the nests today. If I catch him in the act, I plan to trap him and take him to live with the raccoons I tapped last spring.
It's bedtime blog buddies. Y'all sleep tight.
Oh my, I am envisioning that poor snake with a hard ball not digesting in his tummy. I hope he can poop it out.
ReplyDeleteAwwww I was thinking just like Belle was too!! I hope the snake is ok! And I hope you get eggs too!!
ReplyDeleteYay for wild turkeys!! I love turkeys - live ones!!! They have such a wonderful complex vocabulary and are very very emotional creatures!! Yay!! Take care
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The golf balls... too funny.
ReplyDeleteHope you catch the egg thief. I am all for feeding the wildlife, but not at the expense of feeding myself! :)
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Really? That's too funny! We've been having some interesting animals around the yard lately and I've kept my out with the zoom lens on and managed to capture a few great photos. I love this time of year. I'm enjoying your book, by the way. Your stories make me smile!
ReplyDeleteStill no sign of Mr. Snake. Maybe I need a snake-cam in the chicken pen.
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