tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942007593478726390.post4819134509504862836..comments2023-10-22T09:27:47.213-04:00Comments on It Just Comes Naturally: Thanksgiving Survivors and Turkey Turds (for Robin Andrea & Mark)Scotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04443352705506509732noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942007593478726390.post-29887555687323148792013-12-06T10:16:21.798-05:002013-12-06T10:16:21.798-05:00Mark: I HAVE seen "My Life as a Turkey"...Mark: I HAVE seen "My Life as a Turkey". (PBS tends to broadcast it each year around Thanksgiving, as they did on my station this year.) It is quite moving, but ultimately I found it unsatisfying as a "story" because there's no closure about the fate of the tom. Of course, the same thing happens here, too, so I shouldn't expect it on television, either. We recently had a tom that was blind in one eye (we called him One Eye--how original, huh?) He hung around for food for months, but it was too easy to approach him on his blind side. I'm sure that some lucky predator got the tom when the predator approached on his weak flank. Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443352705506509732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942007593478726390.post-2090991359261793512013-12-06T10:10:19.863-05:002013-12-06T10:10:19.863-05:00Packrat: Very good, smart aleck!Packrat: Very good, smart aleck!Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443352705506509732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942007593478726390.post-67258942898001309872013-12-06T10:09:47.844-05:002013-12-06T10:09:47.844-05:00Robin Andrea: The turkey scat DOES look a lot lik...Robin Andrea: The turkey scat DOES look a lot like goose feces, now that you mention it, but it tends to be drier (except for the feces that are blobs of wet slime, of course).<br /><br />The hen and the "adolescent" turkeys have now both disappeared. I'm sure that something terrible befell the youngster, and the hen has probably joined the troupe of males for the winter.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04443352705506509732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942007593478726390.post-16685156220852065522013-12-03T15:09:29.234-05:002013-12-03T15:09:29.234-05:00Now I'm pretty sure some of the poop I have se...Now I'm pretty sure some of the poop I have seen is turkey poop. Both kinds. I haven't noticed the different spirals, but I probably haven't looked carefully enough.<br /><br />Have you seen "My Life as a Turkey"? I saw it on PBS some time ago. It's the story of a man who raised a bunch of turkeys from eggs to maturity. They treated him as the turkey mama. It was actually quite moving.Mark Phttp://www.caniconfidimus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942007593478726390.post-87758821625431353302013-12-02T20:52:35.068-05:002013-12-02T20:52:35.068-05:00How do they get the inch markings on those ruler-l...How do they get the inch markings on those ruler-like scats, Scott?<br /><br />:)packrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16266949090288383421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942007593478726390.post-83168807606756329282013-12-02T19:34:11.031-05:002013-12-02T19:34:11.031-05:00I forgot to mention that the turkey scat reminds m...I forgot to mention that the turkey scat reminds me a bit of goose scat. And, I hope the young turkey is just out and about and returns in good health. (I know, I'm a dreamer.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3942007593478726390.post-23862386974619222962013-12-02T19:17:37.228-05:002013-12-02T19:17:37.228-05:00Thank you for these wonderful images of turkey fec...Thank you for these wonderful images of turkey feces. I feel so honored to have a post of scat with my name in it. LOL! <br /><br />Hope your mobility improves and you can get out there and play. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com