- Jun 9, 2013
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- Metal Detecting
I was out organizing my new wood working shop today and at about 2:00 PM I decided it was time for a beer run. Went to town with my ever faithful black lab ("Mamma dog"). Got their, filled up and made the beer run. Mamma dog got something also special!
One the way home I decided to take the "back way" home. I was driving down this OLD desolate 2.5 mile road with my black lab's head hanging out the window. All of a sudden while sitting in the front passenger seat and with her head hanging out she gets all geeked up suddenly. I look ahead and then WAY ahead. There were 3 wild turkeys running down the road in the same direction we were gong ahead upon (50-60 yds.).
One turkey ran off too the the left into the pines. The other two continued down the road. One of them was "running" on 1 leg. Not running but HOPPING on one leg. Then this bird took flight and flew about 30-40 yds. down on the open road in the same direction. I stopped my car. Put the window up near my lab and watched. This turkey had both legs but only used one. When it landed it continued to use only one leg ... hopping everywhere it went.
This is why I posted also... The crippled bird was young (last years?) with no beard yet. The other bird went EVERYWHERE this crippled bird went. I mean it followed his/her's buddy till the crippled bird hopped off the road and into the woods. I really hope it comes out ok... But the loyalty that the non injured bird showed was impressive. I personally had NEVER witnessed this behavior.
One the way home I decided to take the "back way" home. I was driving down this OLD desolate 2.5 mile road with my black lab's head hanging out the window. All of a sudden while sitting in the front passenger seat and with her head hanging out she gets all geeked up suddenly. I look ahead and then WAY ahead. There were 3 wild turkeys running down the road in the same direction we were gong ahead upon (50-60 yds.).
One turkey ran off too the the left into the pines. The other two continued down the road. One of them was "running" on 1 leg. Not running but HOPPING on one leg. Then this bird took flight and flew about 30-40 yds. down on the open road in the same direction. I stopped my car. Put the window up near my lab and watched. This turkey had both legs but only used one. When it landed it continued to use only one leg ... hopping everywhere it went.
This is why I posted also... The crippled bird was young (last years?) with no beard yet. The other bird went EVERYWHERE this crippled bird went. I mean it followed his/her's buddy till the crippled bird hopped off the road and into the woods. I really hope it comes out ok... But the loyalty that the non injured bird showed was impressive. I personally had NEVER witnessed this behavior.