We had about 20 turkeys in our backyard this morning. A whole herd of them. It was funny to see them under the bird feeder. It was even funnier to see our cat out there with them. She was absolutely terrified.

We have seen turkeys in the past in our backyard but never more than 2 or 3 at a time. And, we have even got some pictures of a tom in full display. One year, we had a tom that kept pecking at his reflection in the glass.

Our digital camera has the annoying habit of automatically turning on the flash. So, if you don’t remember to shut off the flash, the flash will go off with your first picture. And such was the case with the first of the turkey pictures.

The flash really spooked them. Some went running in circles, some ran into each other, some flew though not very far. But, they recovered after a couple of seconds and went back to foraging.

Since turkeys have excellent vision, I am never quite sure just how close I can get to the window before I will spook them. Apparently today, the glare from the glass covered my presence.

It is kind of ironic that they showed up just before Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving!