What is it Wednesday: November 24, 2021

 

Can you identify what's in this photo?

 

 

Each Wednesday morning 

on Camp Lutherlyn's Facebook page

 the Lutherlyn Environmental Education Program posts a photo. 

 

 

Readers have all morning and afternoon 

to make their best guess about what the photo is. 

 

Around 6 pm LEEP provides the answer and a brief explanation.

 

 

Each week's What is it Wednesday post 

will also be posted on the Nature of Lutherlyn blog, 

 after it is posted on Facebook,

sometimes with additional bonus information. 

 

In addition to bringing you current editions of What is it Wednesday 

on the Nature of Lutherlyn blog, 

we will be reposting old editions,

creating a What is it Wednesday archive. 

 

This photo was posted as a What is it Wednesday on

November 24, 2021. 

 

 

 

And the answer is....

 

 

There are two turkeys perched in this tree – an adult and a chick.

Turkeys are such large and awkward-looking birds that many people assume they can’t fly, but they can. Turkeys  roost in trees at night, fly into trees for protection, and even eat the tender buds at the tips of tree branches in the spring.

This picture was taken during the summer, when baby turkeys have hatched and are growing up. This chick had grown enough to be able to fly well, and when mama and baby were disturbed they both flew to safety on this branch.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We at LEEP are grateful for all of you! 

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