Turkey Time - Literally!

Just in time for Thanksgiving~

This was a first-time-ever sighting in our yard this past week. As I was sitting at my desk, I saw a huge, black shape fly across the road into our woods followed by another and another. From a distance, it looked like a vulture but of course we don't have vultures here (it took a couple of seconds for my brain to come to that conclusion)! What could it be? Then another and another landed after it. There were five in all - wild turkeys!

They are huge birds! It was fun to watch them walk out of the woods and across our lawn. Sorry for the poor photos - I was shooting through the windows.

Then, a day afterward, a huge male deer crossed through my garden for a nibble or two and then passed quickly to the neighbor's yard before I could grab my camera. If you look closely you can see his antlers.

It's been a while since I've done Outdoor Wednesday at A Southern Daydreamer but I didn't have anything interesting to share until now :) Please stop in to see the rest of the Outdoor Wednesday posts!

Dining With My Feathered Friends

My family and friends aren't the only ones I like to keep well fed in the winter. I keep two bird feeders full for my feathered friends all year long. It's so important to keep their little bellies full on these bitter, cold days. One feeder is right outside my office window so I am rewarded with these visits. They brighten my day like flowers in the summer.

I think this Blue Jay was looking right at me when I took this:



Cardinals are so hard to capture because they are so timid. They usually like to sit high in the tree behind lots of branches and their eyesight is so keen, as soon as they see me get the camera, off they go. This couple was cooperative:






Sometimes, Mr. Cardinal even shares the feeder with the smaller birds. I like it when they are polite to each other :)