Illumination in the Flatwoods
Book description
When Joe Hutto began his experiment in imprinting two dozen wild turkey-in the tradition of the great animal behaviorist, Konrad Lorenz-he had no idea that it would change his life. Told with skill and humor, and vibrating with the natural wonders of the Florida flatwoods, Illumination in the Flatwoods will…
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Like every reader who picks up this book, I was astounded to read about how Joe lived on intimate terms with a brood of young turkeys and learned to behave as they did. Best moment in the book: When he sees a rattlesnake and makes the call he learned in "Turkey" to say: "dangerous animals, stay alert." They looked at him as if he had lost his mind. Reason: They recognized it was a baby snake, of no danger to them!
I am not even sure the author understood the enormity of what he did. He actually lived with wild…
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