I love living in the middle of nowhere. I get to see nature up close & personal. In the last few weeks I’ve seen a red fox dashing across my yard, watched turkey vultures soaring effortlessly overhead, and (don’t tell my sisters – they get nervous) a bear crossing the road a few hundred yards in front of me.
Today I had several wild visitors.
Actually, I saw this little guy in the house yesterday. I would have happily removed him to the outdoors, but he was way up high on the top of a window frame. There was no doubt in my mind that by the time I figured out how to get up that high, he would have jumped away, so I didn’t even try. Today he was making his way outside, hanging on my screen door. I had the presence of mind to snap a few pix before I opened the door and let him out.
Then in the middle of the day I came home from a trip to town, surprised by how hot it was outside in the sun, despite the breeze. So I came in the house and began shutting windows to keep it cool inside. As I did so, I caught a glimpse of a hen turkey nipping blueberries off my bushes. I don’t mind sharing, so that wasn’t a problem. Turkeys have such good eyesight (and hearing, too, I think) that I was surprised by the fact that my activity shutting the windows facing her didn’t cause her to bolt. Instead, she simply moved slowly away from me through the tall grass. I was pleased that her path was bringing her down into the yard. And I was really thrilled to see that she was accompanied by five poults.
They all sauntered off back into the woods while I watched.
I knew I had to shoot the picture through the closed door & screen – had I opened them mama and babies would have freaked out, and I’m amazed that the pictures turned out so well.
Your turn — had any visitors at your house lately?
