

Schooled by a Turkey: A Quick Lesson on Avoiding Conflict
It started out as a goad. When seemingly out of nowhere a wild turkey strutted toward us, I couldn’t resist tempting Tim to try out his ‘turkey whisperer’ skills on this urban fowl. And Tim, always game (no pun intended) for fun, took the bait and started a conversation with the bird as we moved down the sidewalk. What was odd about this scene is that the location was not out in the forest or any other rural setting. We were in downtown Davis, CA on this crisp October Satur