Eagles and Turkeys

Happy Thanksgiving!  

--A report on the radio this morning about the wild turkey population in Vermont (about 50,000) all from 39 birds that were brought in from NY state in 1969.  The issue for the turkey was loss of habitat, as the state was largely deforested in the 19th century.  

--Let's be thankful for some of the positive changes that have come to our state over the years. 

--We don't have breeding Bald Eagles yet, but it's only a matter of time before that happens.  It wasn't long ago that this bird was nearly extinct.

--Ben Franklin advocated for the Wild Turkey to become our national bird, more for his disapproval of the choice of the Bald Eagle.  He argued that the eagle was cowardly (chased off by smaller birds) and a scavenger mostly (diet consists mostly of dead fish).