Nature's Way

Have you seen this feathered friend in your neighborhood? Residents on Oxford Road spotted this oversized bird on their lawn in August and I recently saw him again, strutting around a yard at the corner of Oxford and Park Roads. From my vantage point he looked to be almost 4 feet tall when standing upright. Quite a sight. Please send us your guess of just what kind of bird it is in the comment section below … and If you see any unusual visitors in your neighborhood, snap a photo and send it to scarsdalecomments@gmail to share with our readers.

In other natural news, the traffic island at the intersection of Colvin Road and Greenacres Avenue is looking lovely this time of year, with purple asters in bloom and the sedum turned to a deep red hue. The project benefitted from a generous donation of mulch from Val Landry of Community Tree Surgery in Hastings on Hudson. If you need your trees trimmed, call them for a quote at 914-478-2124.

Also – as you will see, there is more mulch on the island than needed. Greenacres residents are invited to take some mulch for their own gardens from the island.

In response to the post about the turkey, Wayne Aaron of Oxford Road sent in the following comment and photo:

"Looks to be a wild turkey. It's been around for a while. Neighbors up and down Park Road have seen it for a while, at least since early summer. He seemed to have disappeared for a week or so when the weather got cold, but was back again earlier this week, maybe Monday. There was also some suggestion that he migrated south of Mamaroneck Road, but then came back. I find him on my driveway pretty often. We haven't named him yet. :)"  Here he is on my roof a few weeks ago. Seems wild turkeys can fly.

Another Park Road man sent in this terrific close-up of the turkey strutting through his yard:

And Fern Nadel forwarded us this close-up of the brazen bird: