[va-bird] Turkeys in Catawba Valley

I spent the afternoon in Catawba Valley looking for shrikes, unfortunately 
couldn't find any. I did spot an impressive flock of 46 turkeys feeding in a 
pasture. They were in the sun and the large swatches of green and gold 
iridescence was striking. This is by far the most turkeys that I've seen at one 
time. 
Does anyone know what they may have been eating? They didn't appear to be 
eating 
grass and they weren't scratching with their feet, just picking something off 
of the ground.
Mike Purdy
Roanoke

PS  I went by Walrond Park this evening to see if the Merlin seen yesterday 
was still around. I didn't see it but I did encounter something that struck me 
as very odd.......7 Mockingbirds in close proximity, 4 of them side by side on 
a wire and the other 3 nearby. Needless to say they were having words, you 
definitely could feel the tension.


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