Flooded Fairgrounds, Herons & Turkey Tails

The town fair has been cancelled due to flooding conditions during  some years. As you can see from this photo it makes parking  difficult and cotton candy soggy. Fortunately, the fair is not until October but it seems I'll have to wait for the water to recede before I can return to birding at my favorite local patch. 

 I made it down to the local heron rookery before flood waters hit.

 I'm guessing that the Great Blue Herons probably benefit from a little flood water.

Meanwhile, the town turkeys stayed on dry land so they could display their tail feathers without getting their feet wet. Did you know that turkeys can swim when they want to?