Wild Turkeys in Hingham, MA
Despite the rainy weather, I had a fun day on the South Shore with my brother last weekend. We grew up in Hull, MA, and we spent a good chunk of the day walking around, checking out our childhood house (which my dad is selling) and talking to people around town. Crossing the border into Hingham, I asked Scott if he’d recently been to World’s End, a park and conservation area on a peninsula in Hingham that is part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. Since we were about a quarter mile from the turn-off leading to the park, my brother turned and we started heading down there.
It had been ages since I’d been to World’s End–probably since I was in junior high school–and I was pretty excited to check it out. On the way there, however, my brother suddenly slammed on the breaks. He then kicked the car into reverse and started driving back about half a block. Just as I was about to ask him what the hell he was doing, the car came to a screeching halt, and he exclaimed, “Wild turkeys, dude!” It was true–and there were lots of them. We spend the next 20 minutes hanging out with the turkeys. These photos are compliments of my brother, Scott.
Lots-O-Turkeys
The Strutting Turkey
Bionic Turkey
Even Turkeys Got to Eat!
Scott and I never made it into the park because the next rain storm came rolling through. But, hey, we did get to check out some wild turkeys. My friend Abby later pointed out, “Fowl are just plain mean.” She was right, too; those tukeys were pretty nasty. Still, they are damn fascinating to watch.