A flock of Wild Turkeys forage daily on my property in the spring. One decides this is a good place to nest and lay twelve eggs. On a moonlit light, she is attacked by coyotes and raccoons. Video and still photography record the harrowing experience. I named this turkey Matilda for the way she waltzed into my life, and profoundly changed my understanding of what it is like to be a wild bird. A true story abut birds in the oak woodland foothills of California.