On my way home yesterday, I spotted this group of wild turkeys feeding on the newly mown hay field. I pulled over and walked to the top of the ridge to get these pics – this is one of those times that I wish I had a good camera!
As soon as I topped the edge, they started off in the other direction – very skittish fowl!
I had to look up the collective noun for turkeys – they can be a flock, of course, but they are also a gang or a rafter! I love these collective nouns – some can be quite hilarious. There are good lists to be found on the internet – just google for them.
These wild things in our midst are always so thrilling to watch. Another wonderful part of the course of our seasons!
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A rafter of turkeys, hmmm? I wonder what that would be in Twanglish…
And I wonder if it is meant more for domestic turkeys – that they roost in the rafters? I think we could come up with a better description for wild turkeys! Will think on it – thanks for dropping by and commenting. I enjoy your blog too – Kathleen
We used to see them near our house in Omaha. While not pretty, we liked having the wildlife so close.
It is one of my favorite things about the Ozarks – being surrounded by all the wildlife – truly a blessing. Thanks for stopping by and commenting – I appreciate it! Kathleen
When I lived in Springfield there would be mornings that I drove to work and was blessed with the sight of wild animals such as deer and turkey. I would slow down just to look at the beauty God had given me that morning! I always thought He was allowing me to see his creations to slow me down when I was running too fast! Thanks for these!
I also like the funny names for groups of animals 🙂