man meets turkey

I just watched a most wonderful video online 

called My Life as a Turkey.

The photos I post today came from this video,

which is an episode of 

Public Broadcasting System's show Nature.

I think every single one of you who 

peek at this blog will LOVE it.

You might be able to see it this week

on the "big screen"  (your tv),

whenever your local station airs Nature.

You can also watch it on your computer by 

clicking on the link above.

Include your kids.  Include all the nature lovers you know.

It is heartwarming and full of inspiration.

Years ago, a wildlife writer named Joe Hutto wrote the book

My Life as a Turkey

recording his experience of incubating

a dish full of wild turkey eggs given to him

by a friend.

He made turkey noises at the eggs while they were incubating,

and the eggs spoke back.

When 16 eggs hatched,

he found he was committed to raising them

as a turkey mom would.

This video is a re-inactment of Hutto's story

by filmmaker David Allen,

"starring" a different clutch of turkeys

and the wildlife photographer and actor Jeff Palmer playing Hutto.

Palmer recites Hutto's words

and the camera follows the turkey family

through over a year of mutual learning

and wonder.  

These photos are all stills from David Allen's

superb cinematography.

The lessons the turkeys learn during the year and a half

pale in comparison to the lessons learned by 

the human "turkey mom".

Five stars.  Two thumbs up.

Don't miss it!