Today's BOTD reminded me of our experience with wild turkeys after Katrina. Ours weren't exactly fearless but I also couldn't chase them away. They just wouldn't leave. The male stopped flying. He preferred to run and was eventually killed and eaten by a wild animal around here, probably an owl/hawk/eagle, a coyote, a bobcat, or even one of the Florida panthers we have in the vicinity. A Florida panther is essentially a slightly smaller version of a mountain lion. I found the carcass in the yard. It was picked clean. Nothing left but bones and feathers. It had to be a big animal to do that because he was big. The female hung around for a day or two after and then moved on. It was nice to see these birds at first but they eventually became a nuisance. I didn't want to kill them. I just wanted them to move along. They should have listened to me.
Congratulations to Kelly Kulick. Rick Reilly has a very nice column up on her. The line below from that piece was going to be QOTD but I was kinda flabbergasted by the other one.
Of course, Kulick has been in fewer gutters than Queen Elizabeth.
That one made my day and I totally agree with him. The lack of recognition is not right. Good on you, Reilly, for shining the light at least a little.
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About today's QOTD: At first, I just wanted it to lie there in all its glory but then I thought there may be a 1 in 258974458784 chance that someone here may think that I agree with that shite. I do not. Whitley's comment is asinine.
Quote of the Day
Rule No. 1 in determining whether an activity is a sport: If the best female in the world can beat the best male in the world, it doesn't qualify.
David Whitley, FanHouse
Blog of the day is here.
Quote from said blog: "Wild turkeys grow to be 4 feet tall and weigh around 20 pounds. Not exactly lightweights! Following their reintroduction, they surprised everyone--including wildlife officials--by being adaptable to residential, even urban, living, with thriving populations in Boston and Cambridge."
So if a woman is the best it's no longer a sport, eh? Man, that dude has some issues.
Wild turkeys have made a big comeback in southern Minnesota too. I have a cousin in SE Minnesota who has a good 20 or 30 that hang around her rural property. If you want to see an icy stare, ask her if she'll let you hunt her land.
Patsy's icy stare at such a suggestion would equal your cousin's ... assuming your cousin's will go right through you and make you fear for your life.
It kind of did, but she forgave me quickly. Since she was a farm girl, it surprised me that she sort of thought of them as pets.
All of the animals in the yard fall under the pet category, Dave. Your cousin and my wife are already fast friends. :)
Funny, and I don't know why this didn't click before, but her name is Patsy also.
If she has red hair, too, we'll never be able to tell them apart. :-)
Nope, brown...but the name coincidence is funny enough.