This morning there were turkeys in my yard. Males were doing the mating dance! They try SO hard and the hens seem to ignore them. LOL
You don't know what you're missing. Here, in my area, we have, in addition to wild turkeys; black bears, coyotes, and scads of deer, and also the random viper. A veritable menagerie of wildlife.I've said this before but I'll say it again. I'm always amazed at the wildlife that turns up in gardens etc. in other countries.
The best I can do is the odd hedgehog that roams in but even that is super rare. On the plus side, there's no wildlife here that's out to poison or eat me. We got rid of bears and wolves centuries ago.
Turkeys are taking over.This guy was walking around our neighborhood last week. I'd never seen one around here before and I've lived on this street for 25 years.
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We have at least two bobcats roaming the neighborhood now, too. I haven't seen them myself but several neighbors have posted photos of them. They look big and healthy. Maybe they are having turkey dinners.Turkeys ARE taking over. They aren't easily discouraged and they seem to be reproducing quite well even in urban environments. And it's not like the usual urban predators are able to keep their population down. We might need to have more urban turkey dinners . They do have a spring turkey season here, going on right now, but of course you can't hunt in town.