the wild turkeys are a wandering people, and stay in one place only long enough to rear their young. one could hardly say that they lived in the forest, but every year when the acorns and beechnuts were ripe, they came for a visit. it is always an exciting time when the turkeys are seen gathering on the farther side of the river and making ready to fly over. some of the forest people have started for the warmer country in the south, and those who still remain are either talking over their plans for flight, or working hard, if they are to spend the winter in the north, to get their stores of food ready.