A meandering dance in the snow

[Back home, for one post anyway. It is spring, sort of.]

We had snow last week, just an inch or two, but in the morning the now ice-free beaver pond looked magical:

and the Canada Geese, recently arrived from points south, and checking out nesting sites, found themselves back in a winter landscape:

Returning to the house, it looked as though someone had pulled their carry-on through the snow, making parallel meandering tracks about a foot apart:

After some head-scratching (I had no houseguests), I realized who the culprit was:

Two days ago, he had been showing off on the far side of the field, and part of his display is to drag his wingtips along the ground

My guess was confirmed by the footprints of other turkeys nearby. Let’s hope it worked