Walking the dogs yesterday in the heat wave of 23 degrees, I spotted perfect turkey prints in the snow along the road and then saw evidence of them making a right turn and flying off to safer grounds, the woods across the field.  At first I thought the wing prints were of a hawk taking lunch, but then put the footprintsand the wing prints together and could tell the story. 

A sunny, beautiful January day in Marquette County.  Late Sunday afternoon and the Amish families head back to their homes after their Sunday meetings in another’s Amish home.  A good day to walk, snow shoe, ski, or just be out of doors enjoying nature.  Animal tracks tell the story that not everything is sleeping away winter.  Deer mice, fox, white tailed deer, squirrels, rabbits, and an occassional coyote track are all around if you look for them.  Turkeys cross the roads in large groups and juncos, cardinals, chickadees, and more flock to feeders.