Turkeys in Hawaii and where do birds go when it rains? And rains? And rains?

Happy Thanksgiving!

In celebration of Thanksgiving, I will discuss turkeys in Hawaii although I no longer have any photos of them. :( I got rid of those “hard copies” of photos. Many years ago, I saw a turkey up at Camp Timberline! Has anyone else seen the turkeys there? It was probably the first wild turkey that I ever saw. I imagined they were wild as the turkeys looked nothing like the large white-feathered ones that are often seen. I wonder how those turkeys got there. Perhaps  their origin harkens way back to the 1800’s when “pioneers” in Hawaii may have brought the turkeys for hunting (or eating) purposes. 

I also remember seeing a turkey on another island. When I was in Boston I saw a wild turkey on Spectacle Island in Boston Harbor. [Please go to my NATURE - TRAVELING page (accessed on the sidebar) for the photo of a turkey on another island!]

For the last week or so, Hawaii (or at least Oahu) has been experiencing persistent and soaking rains. Sometimes it pours and other times, in the heights, we are engulfed in a rain cloud and the rain mists blow across the valleys in sheets. Except for a sunny day on Wednesday, we have had rain and more rain every day since Thursday of last week. 

One day, after a particularly drenching squall, it finally stopped raining and I happened to be looking out the window when I saw our common Spotted and Zebra Doves in various places out in the open. Doves in Hawaii It was evident that the first two Spotted Doves were not able to find a place to stay dry. That is indicative of the strength of the downpour as I have never seen such wet birds before! 

Spotted Doves / on power lines outside my house / November 2015 

I watched the Spotted Dove on the left fly to other locations and it seemed unconcerned about cleaning up. 

The second photo shows some small Zebra Doves drying off their wings by cleaning their feathers. 

Spotted & Zebra Doves / on neighbor's shed / November 2015

And the final photo, I like to title “Birds on the ‘Line’ Out to Dry;" it speaks for itself!

Zebra Doves / in my neighbor’s graden / November 2015

In conclusion, I guess sometimes birds cannot find a place to go to keep dry!

Hope you are having / had a great Thanksgiving celebration with you and yours and that you are staying dry and warm wherever you are!

[Don’t forget to visit my NATURE - TRAVELING page (accessed on the sidebar) for the photo of a turkey on another island!]