Found a charming documentary on BBC iPlayer. Naturalist Joe Hutto imprints himself on to a brood of wild turkeys and spends eighteen months as a turkey parent. Beautifully shot, key moments from Joe’s experiences with the turkeys are meticulously recreated, deep within Florida’s Everglades forest. Joe’s gentle narrative and thoughtful, occasionally philosophical observations, combined with a mostly acoustic Americana soundtrack (The Be Good Tanyas make an appearance) elevate this beyond a simple wildlife documentary toward a more personal, affecting tale.
Download My Life as a Turkey torrent or watch on iPlayer until 14th Speptember 2011.
We also have a good wild turkey population up in the NorthEast. They have made a real comeback in the last decade or two. Saw some other day, actually … near a backroad, across from a Horse Farm … I’ll have to check out that video (if I can get it).
Where could I get a copy of the video, “My Life as a Turkey”?
Hi David. I’ve found it for sale on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Nature-My-Life-as-Turkey/dp/B005G81604
Hello,
Could someone help me with the identity of the song that appears around the 40 minute mark. It’s a woman’s voice that sings over a drum macine track. I haven’t been able to find it anywhere on the credits.
Thanks, Grant Marley
Production credits are at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/episodes/my-life-as-a-turkey/production-credits/7267/ I believe the song you’re looking for is “Legacy” by Jill Barber.
Correction: the song is “A Kind of Peace” by Faithless.
I just watched “My Life as a Turkey” for the 2nd year in a row. What a wonderful documentary. I also wanted to know the female artist who sang the song at the end – thanks so much for providing that info.
K.T.
Hi K.T.
I don’t have the film handy but was it Legacy by Jill Barber? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEuCJmHmVNM
Yes, that was the one.