Meeting Turkeys

Today we met up with eight wild turkeys on our drive home. At first they looked like just huge birds standing on the road.

The Mystery of the Bird Band

After some internet browsing and phone calls it turns out that the bird band belonged to a racing pigeon. The pigeon was released in Northern Ontario several thousand kilometres away which I was told the pigeons can fly in about 24 hours. The bird was less than an hour away from its destination when it was likely caught by a hawk.

Leave a comment for more details on the pigeon racing websites.