Mystery Photo
Thanks to Charlotte Carlson of Sunapee, NH, we have a new Mystery Photo! Do you know whose eggs these are? Tomorrow’s photo will identify their producers.
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I think wild turkey.
May 26, 2012 at 9:08 pm
Wild turkey?
May 26, 2012 at 9:25 pm
Are they turkey eggs?
May 26, 2012 at 9:33 pm
I’m thinking Wild Turkey too. The speckles match and they are big!
May 26, 2012 at 10:03 pm
I agree–wild turkey–only large ground nesting bird I can think of.
If you haven’t seen the fabulous video “My Life as a Turkey”, check it out on line:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/my-life-as-a-turkey/full-episode/7378/
After a local farmer left a bowl of eggs on Joe Hutto’s front porch, his life was forever changed. Hutto, possessing a broad background in the natural sciences and an interest in imprinting young animals, incubated the eggs and waited for them to hatch. As the chicks emerged from their shells, they locked eyes with an unusual but dedicated mother. One man’s remarkable experience of raising a group of wild turkey hatchlings to adulthood.
May 26, 2012 at 10:40 pm
Thanks, Fran. I look forward to watching this!
May 26, 2012 at 11:53 pm
Would guess wild turkey also because of the large # of eggs.
May 26, 2012 at 11:07 pm
I also think wild turkey!
May 26, 2012 at 11:25 pm
My guess is Guinea fowl!
May 26, 2012 at 11:41 pm
Turkey
May 27, 2012 at 12:01 am
Pileated woodpecker?
May 27, 2012 at 1:53 am
my guess is turkey
May 27, 2012 at 2:21 am