Comments on: Wild Turkey Time

By: Sara

Sara — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 16:33:34 +0000

@ Tony — Having a different definition of “beauty” is what makes you such a special guy:~)

By: Tony Single

Tony Single — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:22:07 +0000

Actually, I think the turkey is a beautiful looking bird, but then perhaps I’ve just got a different definition of “beautiful” to most folks.
.-= Tony Single´s last blog ..Taking the Other View =-.

By: Davina

Davina — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:49:00 +0000

Hi Sara. I learned a lot from this post. Had no idea that turkeys could fly THAT fast or were that cunning. Mother Nature clearly knows what she is doing.
.-= Davina´s last blog ..Where Did that Crummy Paddle Go? =-.

By: Jannie Funster

Jannie Funster — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 19:13:35 +0000

I remember when Pal Ingalls would catch the occasional turkey. He surely musta been patient. Happy day!! .-= Jannie Funster´s last blog ..Soul Impressions Of Dr. Liara M. Covert’s “Self Disclosure — Changes From Within” =-.

By: Sara

Sara — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 17:06:40 +0000

@ Wilma — I agree with you totally. I always liked the Indian approach to giving thanks to the animal they killed. With modern day farming, it’s a bit harder for us to give thanks to a frozen turkey! I like that you said and “never gobble certain food again.” I’m not if that was intentional, but it certainly fits with the wild turkey.

By: Sara

Sara — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:59:37 +0000

@ SuZen — I know the wild turkey isn’t as majestic as the eagle and I agree bald eagles are something to see. I recently saw a pair near a lake and they just stopped me in my tracks! They got low enough so I could clearly see the white head of the male…it was one of those WOW moments:~)

While I understand the reasons Franklin might have suggested the turkey, I can’t really see them representing the United States. It is hard to imagine the turkey on our money and other things, but I believe it is still a special and beautiful bird in it’s own way. In my research, I learned that Native Americans actually didn’t often kill turkeys for food, but captured them for their feathers, which were considered to hold great power.

By: Sara

Sara — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:38:45 +0000

@ Karen — Aren’t you lucky!! Thank you for sharing this story. I would have greatly enjoyed seeing a flock of turkeys with their babies. Then again, it was difficult for me given my families love of hunting. We didn’t get to see too many of the birds anywhere near our property…thank goodness:~)

By: Sara

Sara — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:35:57 +0000

@ Talon — Who knows what we might have ended up with. There is a difference between the turkeys that lived back in the Pilgrims time and the turkeys today. Because wild turkeys were almost killed to extinction in the early 1900s, the ones that survived today are much smarter and more difficult to catch. Survival of the fittest has a way of correcting things. As always, thanks for sharing your thoughts:~)

By: Sara

Sara — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 16:31:12 +0000

@ Gerri — That is so interesting about the two turkeys. In all my childhood, I only remember seeing one or two…so two in one day…hmmm…maybe the Universe was telling you something???

Your comment reminded me of an online news report about a Turkey that was on an interstate in New Jersey and how they rescued it. It took them a loooong time to catch it, but they finally did and released in the wild again.

Thanks for sharing:~)

By: Wilma Ham

Wilma Ham — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:57:24 +0000

Oh, if you pay attention to the wonders of nature you cannot but become respectful and be careful what you put on your plate. THAT is so beautiful about information in context, if we only were in nature more we would not gobble food mindlessly but respectfully and never gobble certain food again. .-= Wilma Ham´s last blog ..Ann-Marie on Do-ing Community =-.