Subj : Re: Wild turkeys
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Sun May 25 2025 01:43:00

RM>> I've never seen it much here, feeding them, but they seem to love
  >> eating the weeds growing in the grass. I don't know if they would
  >> prefer bread to that or not. Getting rid of the weeds seems a good
  >> thing but their droppings make a heck of a mess..

MP>Canadians are probably smart enough not to start feeding them.  ;)  I would
  >much prefer that they eat the weeds.

A lot of that probably depends on the area. I'm sure the ones down
near the Toronto Lakeshore and in bigger Parks may be getting fed by
the City people, but up here there's enough wildlife around that most
people just leave it to take care of itself.   B)

RM>> We are staying down where I mentioned but it looks like we will start
  >> to warm up some by next Monday, at least into the low 60's during
  >> the day but still under 50f at night. It should be a little warmer
  >> than that by now but it does reduce the black flies.. and usually
  >> a cool spring means a sudden jump into hot weather, and that can kill
  >> them off very quickly so you get a shorter season of them.

MP>That is an interesting observation regarding the black flies.  Hope that
  >works out this year.  ;)

Yes, it would be nice. I hate wearing a hat with a screen over my face
when trying to mow the lawns, and having to wear long sleeves and pants
outside even when it's pretty warm to discourage them..

That said, I don't often cover myself with bug repellant which would
help some.. That's mostly because, unless you bathe in the stuff, all
it does is get them to find other areas to bite you, climbing up your
pant legs or sleeves and finding gaps between shirts and pants..

It doesn't help that when you are cutting the lawn you are stirring
the ones up that were hiding in the grass too..

No really hot weather coming any time soon, maybe up near 70f by
early next week. Odd year for weather.. LOTS of rain even for Spring..

57f tomorrow with a low of 44f overnight, and that's a few degrees
warmer than it was today.

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