I live right in New London, just a big block outside the village, so I have a very short drive to work…less than five minutes, and under 2 miles, but there is almost always something fun and interesting to see.  For example, I can drive out of my driveway and turn right or left and get to my office in about the same amount of time, and whichever directly I go in, it’s not unlikely that once a week or so, I’ll see a busy, but shy, flock of wild turkeys.   In one case they flutter and quickly work their way back and forth at a front-yard bird feeder; in another, the scout peers cautiously over the edge of a snow bank, then boldly goes forward, with the others of the flock timidly following in a sporadic and random fashion.  (There is always one more just when you think they’ve all crossed.)  Their numbers were once drastically reduced to the point where their loss was a serious possibility…now they make fun and entertaining neighbors and are a relatively common sight! Marilyn Kidder 2/23/2010