Ms M, you hit the nail on the head about the birds. A buddy of mine and I were just talking the other day about quail. I haven't seen a covey of quail in a very long time. I see a couple every now and then but no covies. I travel all over southwest Florida, and it's like this all over. Hopefully one of these days, we will see them again like we used to.
As far as the turkeys, they're everywhere. A couple of months back, I had ridden up toward Weirdsdale, and one was crossing Hwy. 301 at Hwy 42. I mean, it was walking through the intersection. She didn't seem to mind the traffic any at all. Hogs are taking over and the deer population is steadily growing around here also.