The Turkey Wishbone, or Five Ways to Be a Nerd This Thanksgiving
Do you want to know what the turkey wishbone really is and what its function is inside the bird? If you’d like to teach about the bird skeleton to your family and friends while car
OK. I hope this might be a challenge for many of you but one that perhaps some of you might be able to hit upon. This photo was taken a year ago June at Sheldon’s Marsh State Nature Preserve, which is in Erie County about two miles west of Huron, Ohio.
Clue #1. Most of what you see are sand grains.
Clue #2. Count the number of eyes, which will tell you what it is not. Good luck!
Bob Glotzhober
Curator Emeritus of Natural History