Moment of humor!

[peacebird]

Went out for a mountain bike ride down our dirt road this morning... When I turn around to come home who should I see but Ernie the tame wild turkey trotting down the road after me...! Silly bird, he jogged home following me back. Turkey trotting all the way! Wish I had a video, truly funny!
https://twitter.com/peacebird9/status/603522511427543040

[polly7]

1. LOL. He's a big one, too. Fun ride!

Turkey's are cute and silly birds.

(Except the one that poked a hole in my sister's head.)

[gregcrawford]

2. Majestic snood on that tom!

And his plumage is fluffin' up for a strut!

A couple of winters ago, we had a flock of hens and poults , with an occasional jake, gathering under the bird feeder just outside our kitchen window. The snow was high enough that they could look right inside at me while I was washing dishes and peck the window. When a mature tom showed up, they all deferred to him while he gobbled up every seed in sight. (Pun intended!) They were fun to watch, but I got tired of cleaning up their poopsicles so the dogs didn't eat 'em!

[peacebird]

3. This guy is a hoot, always peering in the kitchen or living room window to see what I'm doing

But I did not expect him to join me on my bike ride!

[PeaceNikki]

4. I really enjoy your Ernie posts.

Thanks.

How neat.

[peacebird]

7. He is a hoot! I'll have chicken posts soon, the peeps are arriving this weekend!

Maybe I should post some photos of the inside of the beehives? That's really cool too!

[PeaceNikki]

8. That would be awesome.

My friends have an alpaca farm and I'll be helping shear them on the 8th. They're hilarious. They have a few chickens, ducks and geese as well. I'm trying to talk them into a beehive but so far, no luck.

Farms are cool.

[TexasProgresive]

5. Sometimes when I ride

I wish I had a front and back helmet cam. Some of the things you see while on self powered 2 wheels. We had another T-boomer last night but I might get a short ride in this morning. I don't ride when it is lightening- just a coward I guess.

It's funny that I bought a mountain bike because our road was unpaved and was hard on my road bike. Not 2 months afterward they paved our road.

I haven't ridden in some years but with retirement I took the bikes out of retirement. I had to rebuild the brakes on the M-B and put in new tubes. The road bike got a brake job as well, but it needs new tires as the old ones are dry rotting. So I am riding the mountain bike on asphalt.

[peacebird]

6. Riding a mtn bike on asphalt just means you get strong faster, when you get on your road bike

you will be amazed! I started riding on wide tires on a mountain buke years ago becausew it felt more stable than skinny road tires... When hubby finally got me on a road bike, wow! : )
I just retired last week, thoroughly loving getting the bike out in the mornings!

Of course, I will do it much quieter tomorrow so I can slip out without the turkey following me....!

[TexasProgresive]

9. Ah come on it's fun having a ride partner.

I know what you mean about the 2 bikes on asphalt. Before I realized how bad my road bike tires were I did a short ride and was amazed as to how fast I was going with little effort.

My Mom (rip) was in a fencing club. She always used a straight Italian grip in practice and a pistol grip in tournament. Using the straight grip was like riding the mountain bike on asphalt, the pistol grip was like a road bike on smooth asphalt.


Italian grip


Pistol grip

[brush]

10. I've seen wild turkeys many times in the woods on golf courses

They are a lot slimmer in the wild than the one in the photo at the link.

That must be someone's pet.

[peacebird]

11. Clearly Ernie was hand raised by someone, and then wandered away from home. I have tried

To find out whose pet he is, but no one has claimed him yet. I think he is used to coming indoors, as he is constantly watching me thru the windows of the kitchen or living room. He is clearly a pet 'wild' turkey....
And he is enjoying chicken scratch feed and sunflower seeds at our place....