[EBB Sightings] Wild Turkey with Chicks in Heather Farm Park

This afternoon, just before 2 PM, I was returning from the drug store on my 
bike.  I rode through the Garden Center in Walnut Creek's Heather Farm Park. 
As I passed the still unused Barn Owl box, right in front of me was a very 
large something.  I quickly realized it was a Wild Turkey.  Scurring around 
its feet were two chicks, maybe only a couple of days old at the most, and 
I'm sure there is a better word than chicks.  Mom was next to some very tall 
dry grass, so it is possible that there are more young than just the two I 
saw.  They were making little peep-peep sounds.  Pretty cute, even if they 
are turkeys.  Whether she had her nest inside the park or not is a matter of 
conjecture.  There are houses immediately adjacent to the area and she could 
easily have used someone's backyard.

Hugh B. Harvey