The turkeys have turned out to be really entertaining. They have added yet another distinctive sound to Prairie House. It is amazing the different sounds we hear from each of our flocks of birds. The guineas cooing is undoubtedly the most soothing and yet their "danger" call is without a doubt the most irritating sound any animal can make.

Last night the turkeys selected the mulberry tree over the rabbit hutches for their nesting site. I scoped it out this morning and it is a wise choice. Up high enough that a ground predator would have trouble getting to them and yet covered by another layer of branches protecting them from an aerial attack. Pretty smart birds. He was all puffed out this morning, looking every bit like the turkeys in the Thanksgiving propaganda. Unfortunately, by the time I got the camera he was through strutting his stuff.

I thought it was cute yesterday when Jot was so fascinated by their calls. He was walking along the walkway with us when he heard them. He stopped short and his hackles came up as he looked in the direction the sound came from. But it had stopped. He started walking again only to be stopped short by that noise again. His curiosity finally got the best of him and he had to go to research that new development at Prairie House.

Cuter than Jot, however, was the reaction of the goats. They were most confused by these big birds making those funny noises. It was pretty entertaining to watch these big 4 footed creatures standing on alert because of 3 birds.

I did manage to capture them in their curious pose. Hope you can see their ears. Wish you could have seen it in person...very entertaining. I was polite and didn't laugh at them, since I know how that embarrasses Star.