My Life as a Turkey

Some of you might be wondering why your children have sworn off turkey for the rest of their lives.  It's my fault.

As part of our Thanksgiving festivities, we watched this delightful, award-winning video about how wildlife aficionado, Joe Hutto raised a group of wild turkeys from hatchlings to adulthood.


Hutto obtained a bowl of unhatched turkey eggs and carefully "imprinted" the young birds.  As they incubated they heard the loving clucks of their unusual but dedicated "mother."  Finally, upon emerging from their shells, they locked eyes with this man who would sacrifice all vestiges of a human life to life as a turkey for the next year.  He reflects on his learnings - both practical and even philosophical - as he led these birds through walks in the Florida woods.  We come to know and love the various birds as characters in a movie.

Links:

http://trib.com/news/state-and-regional/wyoming-naturalist-reflects-on-experience-as-a-parent-to-wild/article_ed01418a-ee9c-5e72-8399-120d460ad9fd.html

Watch:

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/my-life-as-a-turkey-full-episode/7378/