Turkeys at Birdoasis
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Handsome dude!
The "BiG Guns". They are the 2020 "alphas" and are the boomers in the video.
A bunch of handsome dudes.
Boys courting the girls at the turkey feeder.
Grazing in the yard.
They will fly up in oak trees and pick acorns off!
If they fill up, they will just "hang around".
Drinking at the pond.
They fight for the highest perches to sleep on.
Another pretty boy.
Betty and BJ.
Anybody home?
The groups of boys maneuver around to determine the "alhpa" pack.
Making babies...
They hide the nests very well. Turbo uncovered this one in the garden.
Mom & babies just left the nest behind the big rock. LOOK UNDER MOM...
Babies are very hard to catch on film. The mom is extremely cautious!
Probably 2 months old.
The moms bring families together. We called these "2-12". 2 moms and 12 babies.
Hanging around after a meal and drink.
Chow time. We feed oats and black sunflower seed.
A big bunch in mid-winter.
2020- Betty & Jean (BJ)- showed up June 14. Only 1 of 10 babies survived...
2020 2nd mom with 4 babies- Jun 29. They stayed together with BJ into Aug. ("2-5")
"2-5" July 18
Pretty baby.
Getting big- August 12
We think there was a snake on the tree...
"2-5". Sept 12