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Wild Turkeys Couldn't Keep Me Away from This Local Spot~ Beaver Lake

Wild Turkeys Couldn't Keep Me Away from Beaver Lake and the Sanctuary. We walk around Beaver Lake almost every week, visit our neighbors. We continue to be amazed with the light-flashing waters. The surrounding mountains border the Beaver Lake as if to entice a canvas from some modern-day French Impressionist . The acres of open space where kids play, the families finding picnic spots, and just beyond, the canoes awaiting turns to glide by all participate in this colorful scene. A sense of "all's right" in the world seems to be in the air.

If you are a birder, you will love the Beaver Lake Sanctuary where you can spot LOONS, GREBES, CORMORANTS, HERONS, SWANS, GEESE, AND DUCKS. HUMMINGBIRDS and WOODPECKERS...just to name a few. There's one species that you might not find there...

(hint-hint...see photo I took on the way home last night)...
...it's the wild turkey....but I can tell you, for sure, that wild turkeys do live and prosper nearby.

Here's a checklist my birding friends take with them when they walk the boardwalk into the Beaver Lake Sanctuary. Being a fancier of nature, I'm a big fan of this place. The sanctuary was established in the mid-1980s, when the Audubon Society successfully led an effort to prevent construction of a strip mall on the site.

The Lakeview Park neighborhood is right up the hill from Beaver Lake and the Sanctuary. . This is a "sustainable" neighborhood in which people who live there absolutely delight.

I actually have known eco-friendly re-modelers to completely reconstruct a home to make it green to the bones, just to live in this neighborhood.

Where an awareness and appreciation of nature, wildlife and natural ecosystems, and responsible environmental stewardship come together, that's Asheville's green real estate scene...and wild turkeys couldn't keep me away from all the eco-innovation that's happening here!

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Posted by janeAnne, "Green-o-Lina" e-PRO, ECO, Owner/Broker on 04/27/2008 09:11 AM

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31 Comments on Wild Turkeys Couldn't Keep Me Away from This Local Spot~ Beaver Lake

JaneAnne, cool photo, it's amazing in our area how the turkey population has made a come back. Ugly birds, but still great to see.

04/27/2008 09:14 AM

by * Rate A Home (Rate A Home)

Great picture. I see them all the time here I guess i need a better photgraphers eye

04/27/2008 09:16 AM

by Charlie Ragonesi Big Canoe Realestate Jasper,Ellijay,Ball Ground,Benttree (All Mountain Realty)

Heh heh... When I was growing up, I remember riding the bus to school and seeing wild turkeys in the trees in my neighbors yard. Yes, these flightless birds would make it into the trees. Fond memories...

04/27/2008 09:16 AM

by Tiffany Wilson (Shorewood Realtors)

Duane~

Now don't say that about these birds being "ugly"...
.you might get some tails turned on ya' =)

wild turkeys turn tail

and that could be quite a sight!

04/27/2008 09:32 AM

by Asheville's GREEN Land & Homes ECO-Steward Realty

Charlie~

I am wondering if they are as "tame" as they are here in Asheville...can you get up close to them to take photos without a zoom lens?

04/27/2008 09:33 AM

by Asheville's GREEN Land & Homes ECO-Steward Realty

JaneAnne, LROL, you are to funny. Thanks for the chuckle this morning.

04/27/2008 09:34 AM

by * Rate A Home (Rate A Home)

Tiffany~

Last summer the mother hen turkey had her chicks line up on our garage roof to take flight! it was an amazing sight. I wish I had had my camera handy them.

04/27/2008 09:35 AM

by Asheville's GREEN Land & Homes ECO-Steward Realty

janeAnne--Nice photo! Be careful around those wild turkeys! They are attacking residents in an apartment/townhouse complex near the Twin Cities. Residents have to run to their cars to avoid the attacks. It is mating season I guess. Nice photo...They are really big birds. We have several that live in the woods near our home. And they can really cause damage if you hit them with your car at 55 mph...speaking from experience here! :)

04/27/2008 09:37 AM

by Teri Eckholm, Realtor® Anoka County MN (Keller Williams Premier Realty)

janeAnne - What a wonderful wildlife sanctuary! I would love to visit the grounds. I am glad it is not a strip mall!

04/27/2008 09:57 AM

by Renton, Fairwood, Maple Valley, REALTOR ~ Design Professional ~ Julianna Hind (Keller Williams Realty - Southeast Sound)

We have wild turkeys throughout So. New Hampshire. One of my clients who bought in Amherst was so excited when the first wild turkeys appeared. At first he thought he was seeing things! The kids love it too! It is great to live with nature.

04/27/2008 09:59 AM

by Joan Whitebook, ABR, e-Pro, CEBA (Buyer's Option Realty Services)

Duane~

Glad you enjoyed my little bit of fan-tail humor ...

Teri~
I didn't realize how LARGE wild turkeys are until I got next to one in my yard...I think they are about the size of a HUGE Goose...and you do need to be careful. I had not heard of any attacks...most of the turkeys in this neighborhood hang out by the golf course!..(no pun intended) ...now beside sand traps and wild swings, maybe the golfers have a new obstacle, eh?

04/27/2008 10:06 AM

by Asheville's GREEN Land & Homes ECO-Steward Realty

Julianna~

I will try to get some photos to show you. I LOVE this Sanctuary...the boardwalk winds through it and calls to so many of the neighbors. I seem to meet friends and birds there each time I go to the Sanctuary. Did you like the checklist?

04/27/2008 10:08 AM

by Asheville's GREEN Land & Homes ECO-Steward Realty

Joan~

I agree...it IS great to live in/with nature. Last year we had three bear cubs on our back deck, at least a few bunny-couples, one very large mother bear,(not on our deck but looking down from a nearby tree) and the wild turkeys...I have not seen deer...so far...

04/27/2008 10:12 AM

by Asheville's GREEN Land & Homes ECO-Steward Realty

Beautiful eye catching sight to see! I love your area of the country janeAnne....and you bring more of it each time you write!

04/27/2008 01:24 PM

by Celeste "SALLY" Cheeseman (RA), e-PRO HAWAII Real Estate & HAWAII Relocation (Century 21 Liberty Homes -Mililani, Hawaii)

Now that loks like a place i would love to visit! I really like bird watching. Like the other Joan said...we have loads of wild turkeys here. There seem to be a lot this year!

04/27/2008 05:10 PM

by Joan Mirantz- Concord New Hampshire Realtor (Keeler Family Realtors)

Those wild turkeys are good eating, I'll tell you what!

Just kidding.

They are certainly interesting especially during mating season.

J.T. Narrin

04/28/2008 09:29 AM

by John Narrin (ECO-Steward Realty)

Years ago, a friend of mine moved from the inner city to a little A-frame house in Great Falls, Virginia. She woke up her first morning to find about six wild turkeys in her front yard, and no camera in sight! I love your photo!

04/28/2008 09:43 AM

by Patricia Kennedy (Evers & Company)

I would carry food with me and throw it off the path and keep walking. Hoping that they would not come after me thinking I still have food.

04/28/2008 05:25 PM

by Susan Trombley Re/Max Broker Raleigh NC & Surrounding Areas (Re/Max Hometown)

janeAnne - What a great way to highlight your area. We have a cabin on Beaver Lake - in Minnesota. I also enjoy being close to nature, and all that it has to offer. Thanks for sharing.

04/28/2008 08:25 PM

by Lynn Johnson, Owatonna, MN Real Estate (Coldwell Banker Home Connection)

We have wild turkeys down here too. I love to listen to them in the woods!

04/29/2008 08:12 AM

by Bill & Barbara Jo - Florida Realty Professional - AHWD (Charles Rutenberg Realty)

hi janeAnne,

What a magnificent place to call home. I would be in heaven living in such a community and so close to this lake. We have wild turkeys here too....they're quite tame and are often seen crossing the roads or grazing in the fields alongside.

I think turkeys are quite beautiful...

04/29/2008 10:29 AM

by Jo-Anne Smith-Belleville, Quinte and Prince Edward Region Real Estate, Ont. (Royal Lepage Proalliance Realty, Brokerage)

It's funny you bring up "wild turkeys" boy o'boy we have had a bunch around Southern Colorado lately. Just missed one on the road last night. And of course they are in no hurry, 2 ton car or not.......

04/29/2008 01:06 PM

by Dena Stevens ~ Ecobroker ~So. Colorado Realtor (Colorado Western Real Estate)

Sally~

I love the mountains of NC, too...wild turkeys and all...and one of my favorite places is the Bird Sanctuary at Beaver Lake...what a quiet-place and the sound of birds fluttering and singing can do to energize this Sanctuary is awesome...

04/30/2008 11:58 AM

by Asheville's GREEN Land & Homes ECO-Steward Realty

Joni~

I'm reading through the comments and realizing that I'm not the ONLY one with wild turkeys on her front lawn...and I thought I was so special ;(

04/30/2008 11:59 AM

by Asheville's GREEN Land & Homes ECO-Steward Realty

JT~

Hey no eating the wild turkeys...they're almost pets...especially if you give them names..like I did with the bunnies...(I'm kidding, too)

04/30/2008 12:00 PM

by Asheville's GREEN Land & Homes ECO-Steward Realty

Pat~

When I first moved to my little mountain home, the sight of wild turkeys had me flying...now I am getting quite brave with my camera...No more zoom lens...actually I got a few " up close and personal" shots...but they show mostly the behinds<-- Ho-Ho

04/30/2008 12:04 PM

by Asheville's GREEN Land & Homes ECO-Steward Realty

Susan~

That's what I thought when I first moved to the mountains and met up with the gobblers..but now I think they are PRETTY!!! and so I am not so cautious as I once was....

04/30/2008 12:05 PM

by Asheville's GREEN Land & Homes ECO-Steward Realty

Lynn~

It does sound as if you enjoy nature and the charms it offers...Be sure to keep us posted over at the ECO-All-Stars Group...want to know about your Beaver Lake.

04/30/2008 12:08 PM

by Asheville's GREEN Land & Homes ECO-Steward Realty

Barbara Jo~

I hadn't thought of the "listening" aspect with the wild turkeys...but you have me excited about listing for them now...I'll let ya' know what I hear...gobble-gobble ??

04/30/2008 12:10 PM

by Asheville's GREEN Land & Homes ECO-Steward Realty

Hi Jo~

The wild turkeys I caught with my camera the other day actually prefer the golf course over the-hill and through the woods) to our neighborhood..l.despite the golfers, and dangers associated with that sport for them...and like your turkeys, ours are quite tame...

04/30/2008 12:12 PM

by Asheville's GREEN Land & Homes ECO-Steward Realty

Dena~

I didn't know that wild turkeys roam at night! I figured they roosted or something...

04/30/2008 12:14 PM

by Asheville's GREEN Land & Homes ECO-Steward Realty

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