In anticipation of the holiday, I re-visited some of the past Thanksgiving articles I've written and came across several highlights that I thought you might enjoy.
From Kinnelon Critter File: Wild Turkeys (written in 2008!), interesting details about Wild Turkeys:
Did you know that Wild Turkeys are native to North America? And that in the early 1900s the turkey population was as low as 30,000. Today, it is closer to 7 million birds.
Wild turkeys are omnivores, occasionally eating frogs and snakes.
If you are fascinated with wild turkeys, check out Cornell University's All About Birds: Wild Turkey summary which includes a recording of turkey calls.
Did you know that Benjamin Franklin wished the Turkey were the national bird over the eagle? He considered turkeys more noble...
Note: if you do come across a wild turkey (we have one lurking around our church), make sure the turkey can't see its reflection! See Wild turkey trashes New Jersey home, causes up to $7,000 in damage.
From Happy Thanksgiving! written in 2007, here's a link to The History Channel's History of Thanksgiving site. (There's also a sweet video of my daughter when she was about 6 saying thanks.)
I recommend to you my all time favorite Thanksgiving story by Art Buchwald.
What do you have planned for Thanksgiving? How will you celebrate?
Many thanks for reading this blog. I wish you a wonderful holiday.
Best,
C.B.