The local flock made there way through the neighborhood Sunday. We all went out to watch including a little boy who commented
“Look, Mom, the turkeys are immigrating!”
Interesting idea, I though, No they are the natives and most of the rest of us are immigrants!
I’m back after a week down with the Mother of All Flus!
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My husband, who is an avid outdoorsman, and I saw a flock of wild turkeys at Big Sur a few years back. He’d never seen one before. He looked at me, puzzled, and said, “What the heck are those, mutant herons?” He now swears he was joking, but I’m never gonna let him live that one down!
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Defiantly mutant herons! I hear there a great flocks roaming Big Sur 😉 Great Story, Smoky.
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I’m glad you are feeling better. What terrific photos of the “immigrant” turkeys!
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Thanks Anne 🙂 Fun taking the pictures my high point of the week!
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I did not know turkeys could fan their tails like peacocks!!! Were these Berkeley Turkeys??? I am sorry to hear you had the flu, it seems like everyone has had it.
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I never thought of them as being Peacock like. Berkeley Turkeys great rhyme. Berkeley has enough turkeys. These are Albany turkeys! 🙂
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wonderful photos…you seem to write that it’s normal to be “Immigrated” by turkeys through your yard and town…Is that not unusual??? just wondering…
We have them here in KY as well…but, usually in fields…along the road…or near a patch of woods…
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Great pictures and story. I’m glad you’re feeling better, Carol.
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Thanks Naomi…I had some turkey soup 😉
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I also didn’t know that turkeys could parade like peacocks. Amazing to see them in a city!
I also just had the ‘flu. Yuck. Glad you’re better.
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Sorry you had the flu. I was wondering about you when I didn’t see any posts. I was down about two weeks but it ended up being a really bad Sinus infection. I guess it’s tougher on us older folks. lol
There are a lot of wild turkeys down in this area. And especially up around Yale. We always see them when we go south of Yale to the farm. Hey, glad you doing better!!!!!
Neal
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Loved the pictures!
We were hiking in the woods (part of a protected space) and heard wild turkeys…and then an entire flock sped past us like a funny feathered race.
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