Reflections on the 2020 A to Z Challenge

 

Orr Lake

Siskiyou County, California 

I thoroughly enjoyed participating

in this years A to Z Challenge.

First off, I had fun choosing what 

birds to use. Then choosing what

photos of mine to use. And finally

many, many thanks to the wonderful

web site Cornell Lab of Ornithology  

Without this resource it would have been

very hard for me to complete on time.

Plus this web site enabled me to give the viewers 

the best available information 

plus the best photos/images possible. 

It was great fun and I truly appreciate

all the viewers kind comments. 

And many, many thanks to everyone

who participated! I had fun reading other's

blogs. I made it a point to look and comment

each day on all the blogs I had chosen to

follow. Wasn't easy, but once I chose a

blog to follow I didn't want to miss out

on anyone's words and photos.  

And thanks to all of you who helped

organize the 2020 A to Z Challenge! 

An incredible amount of work!

And thanks to everyone who played!

 

One last photo....wild turkeys outside

our former home in Weed,

Siskiyou County, Northern California.

We were on 10.5 acres and had plenty

of room for the sometimes 40 surrounding us!

Cheers and have a lovely day!

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April 23, 2020 T is for Turkey!

2020 A to Z Challenge!

T is for Wild Turkey!

Photo by Kathe Worsley

March 28, 2018

Most North American kids learn turkey identification early, by tracing outlines of their hands to make Thanksgiving cards. These big, spectacular birds are an increasingly common sight the rest of the year, too, as flocks stride around woods and clearings like miniature dinosaurs. Courting males puff themselves into feathery balls and fill the air with exuberant gobbling. The Wild Turkey’s popularity at the table led to a drastic decline in numbers, but they have recovered and now occur in every state except Alaska.

Photo by Kathe Worsley

March 28, 2018

To find Wild Turkeys it helps to get up early in the morning, when flocks of these large birds are often out foraging in clearings, field edges, and roadsides. Keep an eye out as you drive along forest edges, particularly forests with nut-bearing trees such as oak and hickory, and you may even see turkeys from your car. In spring and summer, listen for gobbling males; the calls are loud, distinctive, and they carry great distances. You’ll usually find turkeys on the ground, but don’t be surprised if you run across a group of turkeys flying high into their treetop roosts at the end of the day.

 

 Photo by Kathe Worsley

March 28, 2018

We lived for almost 7 years outside 

of Mt Shasta California. We lived on

10.5 acres on top of a hill with lots 

of California Black Oak trees,

amazing views of all the mountains,

not to forget all the wild animals

we were lucky to see.  I took all these

photos on this particular blog post 

plus this video I made in Spring of 2018.

Springtime is when the 

male Turkeys strut their stuff!

Enjoy! We sure did!

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