Photos

Here are some pictures my family or I took.

Wild Turkeys on Thanksgiving

Don't you love seeing a Meleagris gallopavo run by in the morning? Also known as a Wild Turkey.Wild Turkeys eat insects,seeds,and fruit. Males are brown to black and have a red and blue head. Females are  thinner. The eggs are white with brown markings. Wild Turkeys do not migrate. Here is a website to tell you more about them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Turkey

Paper Birch

I love the Betula papyrifera. That's the scientific name for the Paper Birch tree. Paper Birch trees have white smooth paper like bark with black horizontal lines. Native Americans used this paper like bark to write on. Paper Birch trees have a flower called a Catkin. The leaves turn yellow in Autumn.Native Americans also made canoes and baskets out of the white bark. Here is a link that will tell you more about Paper Birch trees. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paper_Birch