[birdky] turkeys in the yard

Enjoyed watching a large gobbler strut right behind my garden this morning.  He 
was trailing 4 hens and hardly broke strut the entire time I watched.  I've had 
a couple of hens on my farm list before but this is the first mature tom I've 
seen on the property.  The back water has a lot of birds pushed up out of the 
bottoms and hopefully some hens will set a nest or two in the cutover woods 
next door.  I'd love to see a flock really get established in the creek bottom 
behind my house.  They seem to be expanding their range all the time.  This is 
another success story from the reintroduction efforts of our state fish and 
wildlife agencies.  Also got a nice look at a vesper sparrow while taking the 
boys fishing this afternoon.

Scott Record
Ragland KY

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