Domestic Turkeys Gone Wild - Day 16

There are currently four nests built and tended by the hens themselves (they have eschewed the nests we built for them in favor of downed trees and natural rock formations). We have not gotten close enough to the nests to count the eggs, so not to disturb the sitting hens, but based on the date we first saw hens sitting, we estimate the first eggs to hatch somewhere in the third to fourth week of May.
It's fascinating to us that after centuries of domestication, these birds have maintained the instinct to build and tend their own nests, forage for over 50% of their food, and as we witnessed last fall, raise their own young.