My cat Toby is a real scaredy-cat, but discovered that wild female turkeys are so laid back that they would not bother him.
So he boldly "chased" them around the yard for a while, "stalking" them until they moved slowly away, unruffled.
Well, eventually the Tom turkey decided he didn't want any little cat messin' with HIS ladies, so he came out of cover and went after Toby.
THAT was a turkey of a different color! The Tom never bothered moving very FAST, but he kept on zeroing in on Toby and getting steadily closer.
Well, that scared the little guy and he did his best to stay away from the Tom - but now his ego was involved! After his boldness "chasing" hens that mostly ignored him, he didn't want to admit that he was afraid of a Tom turkey three times his size.
So he tried to look like he was sauntering
casually in directions that just HAPPENED to be away from the determined Tom. But the turkey was faster than the cat.
Pretty soon Toby was "sauntering" faster and faster until he was zooming around the corner of the house in full flight.
The turkeys went back to their business of picking bugs and worms out of the lawn.
I never laughed out loud, in consideration of Mr. Toby's wounded ego.
