Over the summer and some of the fall, we’ve had occasional visits by a wild turkey hen. She walked in last summer, interested in a couple of our domestic toms that wander around the yard. Then she got spooked and took off. Will saw her in the oat field this fall. We were real excited as wild turkeys are plentiful further south but not up here. They’re very rare. So when this lady showed up recently, we were tremendously excited. Will quickly went and turned a couple of our turkey hens out and spread some corn around in the edge of the driveway. She keeps coming back for more. I think she’s lonely as well as hungry with the snow getting deeper. We’ll keep feed out all winter for her. She’s getting less spooky around us and the dogs. Hopefully, she’ll hatch out some eggs, come spring, and populate our area with more wild turkeys.

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I’ve been under the weather again with a bout of diverticulitis. My fault — I ate popcorn. I sure won’t do that again as it’s been quite a while since my last attack. The doctor’s talking surgery and I sure want to avoid that if possible.

Will and I went to get our pork yesterday and take frozen pork down to Bill in Sturgeon Lake. We met him at his lunch break. Luckily, he only lives a very few miles from home so he goes home for lunch. So we had a nice visit and headed home.

Great news! The new refrigerator is working perfectly. Merry Christmas to me — I’m SO excited! What a lot of room. That’s real nice, especially with the holidays coming up. I just love it.

Although I don’t usually browse the internet, a friend, Pam, sent me a real nice Awwww moment link. animalchannel.co/dog-owl-friends/ It sure made my day and I still think of it often and go back to see it again. — Jackie

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  1. Rick Riley,

    Those eyes captured me, too. What intelligence. And they say animals can’t think. HA!!! Ours sure do and know just how to push our buttons too. You should see Hondo work Will when he wants to go outside and DO something. And Spencer throws his empty food bowl in our laps to let us know it’s empty. Mittens? She runs up to us and then to her dish or the front door, letting us know exactly what she wants.
    When we lived down at Sturgeon Lake (MN), we had very few wild turkeys and even raised some to release them, as did a couple of neighbors. Now there are many flocks and when we drive down to see our son, Bill, we often see a dozen or more in the fields.
    Thanks for the prayers re; the diverticulitis. So far, so good. I’ll really be watching my diet. And NO more popcorn, no matter how much I love it.

  2. Miss Jackie, thanks for the link to the unusual friends the dog and the owl….Something that amazed me is the eyes in the dog,,,,those eyes are beautiful and captured my attention.

    Regarding the turkey….I remember as a young man a wild turkey was indeed unusual in our area, but the state wildlife conservation group stocked and protected them. Now I see many flocks from 6 to 30 or more birds. Hope yours do as well.

    Will be sending up some prayers regarding the health issue….surgery may be an answer and better than no answer or long term suffering, but recovery without such intervention is FAR SUPERIOR to my thinking, I’ve no doubt others will be in agreement. Blessings……Rick

  3. Funny! We also have a visitor. We have a female pheasant that showed up a couple of weeks ago. She eats with our chickens and geese when I throw scratch out every morning. It is neat to watch her. Yesterday with the fresh snow on the ground, I did not see any of her tracks, and then I stepped into the open-faced barn area and there she was. It seems she may have taken up residence in the barn now. We are concerned for her, as we have also seen fresh fox tracks. These wild birds must be moving up farther north with the milder winters we have had lately in northern Minnesota.

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