On a brighter note ... TURKIES!!!!

[Steve85569]

Are bringing the little ones up to the yard.
They fly already. Ma will not bring them out of the bush until they can.

 

[snappyllama]

Aww, I've never seen the little ones in the wild before. Such cuties!

 

[Steve85569]

Aww, I've never seen the little ones in the wild before. Such cuties!

We have lots of bush habitat just a few yards out of the picture. Love living here. We saw our first fawn of the year just a couple of days ago - no camera so no proof.

 

[KristaY]

DH and I were just admiring the plethora of babies popping around our house this evening. Dozens of tiny quail, adorable little rabbits, tons of lizards, snakes making their way into the house... but no turkeys! I know we've got toads too because we can hear them every evening. Spring hatchings are late this year since it's been so cool until the last few weeks. Thanks for sharing your little turkeys!

 

[Arimara]

I'm sorry but I can't resist the urge to not call them dinner. Still, they're might cute.

 

[CaraBou]

We've yet to see poults or elk calves though moose calves, deer fawns, pronghorn fawns and tiny quail have all emerged. The poults can't be too far ahead -- or more likely (like you said) mama just hasn't paraded them yet in proudness. They are all so dandy to see!

Last week I was in Yellowstone and saw wolf pups and bear cubs. And last night in our yard, a single black bear. Wildlife abounds!

 

[shunt2011]

They are so cute. I love when the little ones start showing this time of year.

 

[HowieRoll]

LOVE the photos - thanks for sharing!!

I've been with a wildlife rehab center for the past 6 years, and this year we have been absolutely inundated with babies much earlier than normal. In fact, our admits are up 26% already over this time last year, it's been nuts. Always so happy to see photos of babies being raised by their natural parents in the wild!

 

[BlackDog]

Aww, I've never seen the little ones in the wild before. Such cuties!

You know, I have turkeys around my place all the time but I just realized I've never seen the babies! And now I'm jealous!