Posted on 02/26/2013 6:06:10 PM PST by nickcarraway
A troop of turkeys goes house-hunting in Berkeley While the suburban residents of Concord try to deal with that wayward camel at commute time, the folks in quiet Albany are battling their own random creatures.
We came across this fun news item this morning from CBS, which explains how a dozen or so wild turkeys are overrunning the small town of Albany with their annoying gobbles, clucks, and cackles. Interestingly enough, the turkey troops showed up after Thanksgiving and have overstayed their welcome.
Parents are worried these wild birds will try to take on their children (sounds like a Stephen King movie) so they're keeping them safe inside, entertained by video games, no doubt.
Apparently, these birds do not consider themselves Albany residents; the feathered gang was also spotted taking over a Berkeley neighborhood about a month ago.
Look:
Actually, residents should be concerned, considering mating season for these wild turkeys has officially begun.
A 20 gauge Mossberg loaded with No.4 shot will take care of this issue.
Give your kid a gun and tell them to bring home dinner!
Once they learn that heat from the engine keeps the car hood warm for a long time, they will perch on that hood and destroy the paint job!
When you’re drivin down the highway at night
and you’re feelin that wild turkey’s bite.
Don’t cha give Johnny Walker a ride
Jack Black is right by his side.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfO8TcBa6I0
Wild turkeys couldn't drag me away, Wild turkeys, we'll ride 'em some day!
The camel incident occurred near where I live. As for the Wile Turkeys, the turkeys in these photos are thin lol. As I visit my parents at their graveside, I saw a gang of Wild Turkey. Dang I drove near them to see and boy I don’t know what these Turkeys were eating, but hell these were fat. I’m surprised they were not stamped with the word “BUTTERBALL” because many of them were FAT and PLUMP. The first thing I thought when I saw them was Thanksgiving Dinner.
Coyotes will find them before long.
Around these parts we call that dinner.
People do great harm to kids by over protecting them.
“I have that many roosting in trees in just my back yard...”
How did they get up there? I thought turkeys can’t fly?
“How did they get up there? I thought turkeys cant fly?”
We have loads of them here, too, other side of the hill (thankfully) from Berkeley.
They can’t “fly” from point-to-point but they can flap their wings and kind of levitate themselves up atop a 10-12 foot wall or a low tree branch.
They can fly short distances.
I am Sparturkey. I and my horney hordemates shall lay waste to the mighty empire of the East Bay. First Berkeley now Albany till all the birds are free to fly or fry. Down with Turduckin. :)
I thought they couldn’t either, until a whole flock of them stopped in our yard several years ago. They came walking up our driveway and stopped to drink from our spring. I was floored when they started running and next thing you know, they took off and flew high up in a tree. I’ ve seen them walking single file through the woods. I never saw them fly though!
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