Garden, yesterday:
George's Nest, yesterday:
Conclusion: George-1, Household-1.
Both parties are eagerly anticipating the opposing sides next move. They may have won a battle, but we shall win the war.
Did a little googling regarding unfortunate situation of having nesting bush-turkeys in backyard.
Outlook is, to say the least, bleak. Many accounts hold true that once the turkeys have decided on a site for their nest, they are very one-track minded. Nothing will deter them.
Say you ruin the nest and put plastic tarps over the site (which is what have done) they simply say to themselves - “Oh well, nothing but a minor setback, we will just resume building on top of tarps!”
Hubby and I were discussing possible thought-patterns and emotions of bush-turkeys last night over dinner. Do they feel angry that you have messed with the nest, or sad, impatient..? Eventually reached conclusion that they most likely do not: Bush-turkeys may be the ultimate example of a being that lives entirely in the “now,” much like zen monks do. Meaning, they do not get bogged down in fruitless negativity – they do not think about effort and time wasted.
Therefore, trying to ruin a bush-turkey nest is entirely in accordance with hippie-lifestyle. We are just giving them more opportunities to practise “being present in the moment.”
I am also getting some well needed practise in “being present in the moment.”
Breathe in and feel your belly rise, breathe out and feel your belly sink, carry the heavy bucket across the yard, breathe in, tip the soil and leaves and other assorted rubbish out in the reserve, breathe out, refrain from breaking a bush-turkey's neck, breathe in, repeat...
Got war-strategy tip from organic-seedling-dude at Mullum Markets... Plant a foreign egg (like a chicken egg) on the nest-site... Bush-turkey will hate that, and might decide site thereby unattractive to females and move on.
Intuitively, have also placed a few lemons on nest-site. What animal likes lemons?
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