Turkeys need insurance too....

We had two turkeys come to the office today.  Around lunchtime today, one of my co-workers came in and said there were two wild turkeys out in the parking lot.  The insurance world can sometimes be a bit dry, so to see two fowl feathered friends was highly exciting!  We all ran to the windows with our cell phones to take some pictures.  Where did they go?  Chris and I braved the rain and went out the front door to get a better look.  They were on the move towards our office.  Chris ran back inside and came back out with FOOD!  She wanted to feed these dang things, like geese at the park.  Don't do it Chris, no good will come of it.  She started tossing whole grain bread at the male who in turn started making the moves on her.  Tom Turkey was gobbling quite loudly, walking quickly, then he was charging at Chris!  See I told you not to feed him!! We ran in the front door to the rest of our coworkers laughing.  Now the turkeys were at the front door and pecking at it.  One of the ladies in the office has chickens and turkeys on her property.  We made her go out and talk to them, try and get them to move on.  Well that didn't work, Tom chased her back in.  Next, Dave tried and the turkey didn't even let him open the door all the way.  Good grief!  What's going to happen if we have clients stop by?  We left the turkey guarding the door as we all meandered back to our desks in hopes of him becoming bored tormenting us and move along.  About a half an hour later, we did have a client stop by to sign some paperwork.  I overheard my coworker ask her how she made it in through the turkey.  She seemed surprised and said that she didn't see any.  Oh good, I would hate to have one of those things peck at a client.  As she was walking out, she quickly turned and came back in the building--RED ALERT RED ALERT the turkey is back, I repeat, the turkey is back!  Chris!!  You should have never fed them, now they will never leave!  We snuck the client out the side door, and the receptionist did the same to get the mail.  When I left for the day at 3, the turkey was still holding his post, so I too slid out the side door.  Working where we do in Avon, tucked back away from the main roads in a wooded area, you never know what might pop out to say hello.  We've seen a bear cub, only to realize after 15 minutes of staring at him playing in the stream that his MOM might be somewhere close.  There are snakes that sun themselves in the summer, a creature living in the bushes by the mailbox and something funky swimming by the dam.  And we had the year of the turtles.  Witnessed the mom laying eggs one spring and by September we were rescuing the little guys running across the parking lot.  But the turkeys have taken the cake, never had we have anything charge us or hold us hostage in our own office.   Maybe they needed a tenants policy for their nest or needed to add a piece of jewelry to their schedule....can't wait to see if they are around tomorrow : )