Album: Birds
Now starting day 1.
We headed off on I-10 from San Antonio, TX, toward El Paso. I didn't start taking pictures until we reached Ozona, where I was fascinated by this stately house being invaded by wild turkeys. Ozona is a very old, rural, small, cowboy town. Farmland was within walking distance from this house, as was a central park area. This house was in a very nice little neighborhood area, with a lot of trees. There was almost no traffic. I don't know if the turkeys were pets, escaped from a farm, or if they were truly wild.
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Albums: Nature, Birds, Architecture, West Texas
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These seemed more like wild turkeys than farm turkeys, since domestic turkeys are large and white. The one on the right has its foot raised so you can see they have four toes (three in front, one in back).
I don't know if they were eating insects or if there was corn or bread or grass seed or something in the lawn.
This is the mascot for Ft. Stockton, I'm guessing. There's a century plant (sotol) in the foreground.
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The cave entrance is home to a flock of chimney swifts. The green and white streaks are from their poop.
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Albums: Nature, Birds, New Mexico, Animals
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