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last year she brought 7 babies to scratch around under our bird feeders! Grand daughters were here when she brought the babies around, so hopefully they will be visiting this summer if/when she comes back to show off her brood! Just thought it was neat and had to share it with someone!
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shirlener88
23 Mar 2009
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That is neat Gerry - hope you get some pictures - you very seldom see them in the wild - like that.
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Thanks for sharing...love to watch wildlife and so seldom get the chance to any more.
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asterixsew
23 Mar 2009
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Hope you can get some pictures to show us later in the year. How many years has she been appearing?
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I do have pictures taken the first year she appeared, 2007 in the spring, so this is her third year. But she is a LOT bigger now. I think she must have been a young turkey that first year. I didn't get any last year with the babies as my hubby, grand daughters & I were so thrilled we just stood in the back door and watched them! Didn't even THINK to go get a camera! But I did learn something...baby turkeys & baby ducks are nothing alike! Little ducks follow momma but little turkeys just run helter skelter all over the place! She seems more skidish now that she's older & wiser I guess! But I'll try to get a picture of her before she leaves again.
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