This one is too good not to share...Since living in Ham Lake we have had our encounters with wildlife but with less than two weeks prior to Thanksgiving, this is one for the books.
Moments ago I was pulled away from my work on the computer due to a weird thumping noise. I was confused but thought maybe the cat was playing with something in the kids rooms...nothing upstairs. The noise was coming from the basement...maybe the cat had something downstairs...that can't be good as in the country, we get mice from time to time.
Nope! It was this guy and he scared me out of my wits! He was tapping at the glass of our basement window. I had to get a photo to prove it to everyone.
This is my third encounter with wild turkeys in Ham Lake. The first one didn't go so well and we are still cleaning miniscule shards of glass off the dashboard of the minivan. The second one was last year when one bird got trapped in the batting cage netting out back. But this one trying to get a free invite to Thanksgiving? Good thing I am not a hunter! :)
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I have a great recipe for wild turkey - It involves butter, mayo and sage. We are in the middle of our hunting season maybe he was looking for some shelter.
Looks yummy!!! We are in the middle of our hunting season here too, but nothing like this has happened at my house!
Stacy--We have been here over 10 years and this is the first time a turkey invited himself in...We did have a pheasant on our front porch last winter and a hawk lives in one of our trees. :)
Teri,
That's hillarious, what timing!
Teri, :)
Again the turkey ? :) well , I am again with all of you :P Did you miss me ? I hope so, take care and have a great weekend in case that I do not comment in our awesome blogs.
Ray Saenz
Susie--Wasn't too funny at the time...He really scared me! I don't think he could see me either because he just kept tapping away until I tapped back!
Jennifer--How cute!! We feed the aquirrels in the winter! We discovered last winter that they love bananas...They had chewed through the top of the garbage bins to get the peelings out. There were 3 gray and one black squirrels that would come and visit every day. Our cat loved it! But the red squirrels started to come and they eat cedar. When they started chewing the wood on our front porch, we decided we will have to come up with a feeder a bit further into the yard.
Teri
Perhaps he is a present from God, and maybe you should invite him in and show him where the kitchen is! LOL
That is too funny! He might be quite tasty in a pot of boiling peanut oil. Deep fried turkey is quite the delicacy now.
Gary--It would have been a better present if he had arrived without feathers and in a roasting pan with directions...Unless he knows how to cook :)