The Bachelor comes to our backyard

Kerry A. Thompson

We saw a stunningly handsome Tom Turkey recently (and I'm not talking about my husband). We have a small patch of woods behind our house and this bachelor seemed to be checking out the singles scene this morning while we were having coffee. 
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This blurry photo doesn't do him justice, but our visitor was one of the biggest wild turkeys I've ever seen and the moist plant growth in the woods made his feathers shine with beautiful colors.

He walked around what my Tom calls the "experimental pile" of compost, where random plant compost accumulates when he wants to see what happens to it. 

Maybe we'll see a rafter (yes, that's the right word – I looked it up!) of turkeys next spring, if love blossoms over the winter.

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