You've never seen a turkey this close before. Kneeling down in front of him, you look into Mongo's eyes and see something you didn't expect—curiosity.
Mongo!
Mongo parades around Mojo's Bird Village at our sanctuary, gobbling
and flaunting his feathers. His bright eyes look directly at you,
considering whether or not he'd like you to pet him. In the end, he
decides that he does and walks closer.
You reach out a tentative hand and feel the soft skin of his head.
He decides that your shoe is the perfect perch and stands on it.
You feel the weight of him. He's a tall bird, coming up past your
knees. You've never seen a turkey this close before. Kneeling down
in front of him, you look into Mongo's eyes and see something you
didn't expect—curiosity.
He's just as curious about you as you are about him. He looks like
every picture you've ever seen of a turkey—proud, colorful, and full
of life. This too is not what you expected. You expected to feel
nothing.
Instead, you feel something like love.