The seven wild turkeys were crossing the road. They just looked at me and I at them. I could not believe it. I stopped my car for ten seconds and just stared. For a short time they were joined by one deer on the left who quickly vanished. Each turkey seemed gigantic, maybe five foot from the tip of their toe to the top of their head. I really was not sure how many were there. My mouth was wide open. Finally I drove off and they all disappeared. It would be a sight I would not forget for awhile. I was totally amazed. The turkeys showed no fear.

I took the back country road to see what I could flush that early morning. I was not disappointed. I saw a flock of wild turkeys in the distance–maybe an hundred yards away–and they scurried into the woods from the open field where they were feeding.

There must have been about a dozen although I was not able to get an exact count on them. I never know what I will see on that road. Yesterday I flushed eight deer–one flock of six and another two.

It was eight o’clock in the morning today. Yesterday was seven in the morning when I spotted the deer. I always love driving on this road. To me, it is always amazing how wild creatures co-exist with humans. They, though, never lose their wariness.