# 22: Illumination in the Flatwoods: A Season with the Wild Turkey
Joe Hutto
It would be fantastic to meet Mr. Hutto, a true lover of nature. An article in the New Yorker led me to get this book, here is a man who raised wild turkeys by having himself imprinted on them.
He dropped everything in his life and dedicated almost all waking hours to being with these turkeys, and what he learned and passed onto us in his book was well worth it. Hutto basically learned how to communicate with these animals, and developed an understanding of how they view the world.
I was amazed by the amount of inherent knowledge these birds have, there is a long memory in their genes and when they are born they already know to avoid snakes and hawks and also know what to eat (just about everything). Amazing.
I have to say that the book was a bit repetitive at times .. since it was based on his field journal in which he described the days activity. And there were many days that were just a slight variation of: they woke up, they "foraged", saw a snake and then returned back home to roost.
But it is still a very good read and recommended, just for the opportunity to try and understand how other animals might view the world.
It would be fantastic to meet Mr. Hutto, a true lover of nature. An article in the New Yorker led me to get this book, here is a man who raised wild turkeys by having himself imprinted on them.
He dropped everything in his life and dedicated almost all waking hours to being with these turkeys, and what he learned and passed onto us in his book was well worth it. Hutto basically learned how to communicate with these animals, and developed an understanding of how they view the world.
I was amazed by the amount of inherent knowledge these birds have, there is a long memory in their genes and when they are born they already know to avoid snakes and hawks and also know what to eat (just about everything). Amazing.
I have to say that the book was a bit repetitive at times .. since it was based on his field journal in which he described the days activity. And there were many days that were just a slight variation of: they woke up, they "foraged", saw a snake and then returned back home to roost.
But it is still a very good read and recommended, just for the opportunity to try and understand how other animals might view the world.
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