Stopping Traffic.....

Driving along Hwy C yesterday headed toward Target for some "stuff" on my shopping list. This is a nice two lane road running past an apple orchard, some corn and soy bean fields and a few homes. I always keep my eyes roaming from right to left to watch for deer alongside getting ready to come into the road.  So looking ahead to see cars stopping in the opposite lane didn't surprise me.

As I got closer I realised it wasn't deer slowing down the traffic, it was a parade of turkeys. I didn't have my cell phone ready to take a quick shot but found this on the internet. ( It's a bigger bunch but close!) There were at least twenty birds crossing Hwy C...adults and the hatched-this-summer gang. They just made me smile....especially as the last young one rushed across to catch all the others.

I never get tired of spotting wildlife in our area.....birds and animals that have found ways to adapt to the people beginning to crowd them out. 

I will always stop for turkeys!