Wildlife Update

Hey all, Beth here…

Matt has been doing most of the posting so far, but I have some wildlife updates to report! We have immensely enjoyed the wildlife in the new hood so far – a very busy red squirrel in the front yard walnut tree, the elusive horses who occasionally walk past the neighbor’s fence to the West at dusk (magical – wait for it), a coyote sighting yesterday while I brushed out my hair before work, a few early morning deer early on a weekend, etc. We really are living in a (suburban) forest, and it’s completely amazing. But – this Tuesday morning, my best and most in-person to-date encounter was with the 4 wild turkeys that live around these parts… I kinda feel like I should name them at this point.

        

As I walked through the lower level foyer to grab a sweater from the laundry room before departing for work, I happened upon Hunter (our fearless feline) observing the neighborhood turkeys out of the lower-level den windows. I have never seen them this close to the house, and they were pretty fearless when I popped back into the room after going to get my iphone for pics – if there was no glass, I think they would come on in and hang out and probably poop all over everything. They were out there a fluffin’ and a puffin’, whirlin’ and a twirlin’ with feathers up in full dress. They are total ding-a-ling birds – I have heard that they can be aggressive and annoying, but *technically, you can’t fire at them in city limits. 😉 For now, I think they are cool… hopefully I will not get the bug to bag and roast one of them.