> I can't get the other message thread to accept a reply. So this is in
> response to your turkey question.
>
> Yes, it was the same here until the early '90s when there did seem to
> be a renaissance, excellent choice of words, of the species that
> BFranklin thought should be our national bird and that was the sacred
> bird of the Tsalagi, ganee.
>
> I had seen two in my whole life, both flying over roads, until
> Thanksgiving Day circa 1990 when I saw 13 in the field behind my
> barn. Since then they have been a fairly regular and most welcome
> sight. They are fascinating to watch, very orderly,
>
> oops gotta run, more....
>
> mFaye
>