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Those turkeys are HUGE!! Lots of nice white meat :)
Happy Thanksgiving, CJ! :)
We need more video!!!!
Are you cooking one of those studbirds, tomorrow??
I bet you could get rich from "organic" turkeys!!!
;)
Thanks for sharing this!
Happy Thanksgiving!!
We had a lot of fun last night. I bet your songs are just playing now...
Blondie... you too!
Hunting season ...I'd move to my front yard too.
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Hey Rizzo - With my luck I would shoot my eye out, just like in A Christmas Story.
Hello OC! I would rather have the deer. We hardly get those. I'll trade you!
Hey Rubye Jean - Yes, our neighbor feeds them. Funny, haven't seen them around since Wednesday. Oh oh.
Hello Ms. Creek - They are fun to watch. They walk in line up the hill. One after the other the just keep coming. It's like a turkey party.
Hey Lyn - It was a well timed blog gift that's for sure. Very cool indeed.
McMeaty - I think we got every turkey that lives within 5 miles. The ones from your yard must have told all their friends.
Thank you Chewy! Need an extra turkey?
Hello MLC - Wish we had more deer in our yard. I I think they are a lot cuter than the turkeys (sorry turkeys).
Hello JaneyRuth - Thank you visiting! Yes, they seem to like to hang in large groups.