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Wild Turkeys Running Loose in East Bay Town, Parents Keeping Kids Indoors
SF Weekly ^ | Thu., Feb. 21 2013 | Erin Sherbert

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.


TOPICS: Food; Local News; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: berkeley; gravy; turkeys; wildlife
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To: nickcarraway

Jeet yet?

Nope, Fixin’ to... :-)


41 posted on 02/26/2013 9:34:49 PM PST by Axenolith (Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
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To: PGR88
California is the first place I ever saw wild turkeys that were hit by cars. If the state stupidity standards hold, most of those coyotes probably already fell prey to ACMEtm portable holes...
42 posted on 02/26/2013 9:39:01 PM PST by Axenolith (Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

The hell they can’t fly... I’ve seen them fly fair distances fine. I shot one on the wing with a deer rifle many moons ago (and it was a neck shot, so it didn’t just explode :-)).


43 posted on 02/26/2013 9:43:49 PM PST by Axenolith (Government blows, and that which governs least, blows least...)
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To: Axenolith
Yes, they fly ...not what I'd call *graceful*....but they fly quite well for all that weight....for their purposes [to roost.] :)


44 posted on 02/26/2013 10:41:01 PM PST by Daffynition (The essential American soul is hard, isolate, stoic, and a killer. It has never yet melted. — D.H.)
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To: stboz
I used to work with two turkey hunters. One described elaborate, time-consuming schemes to trap the wily birds. He said the elaborate schemes usually failed because the birds were so smart.

I asked the other guy how he went about his turkey hunting. "You walk right up to them and shoot them" he responded with a laugh. According to the second co-worker, turkeys are too stupid to be afraid of people with guns.

45 posted on 02/27/2013 3:48:23 AM PST by driftless2
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To: Slings and Arrows

Dang! IT took 39 posts to get to the South Park show.

It was the first thing I though of.

“Oh darling, look. Thanksgiving turkeys. “


46 posted on 02/27/2013 8:15:55 AM PST by Conan the Librarian (The Best in Life is to crush my enemies, see them driven before me, and the Dewey Decimal System)
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To: Conan the Librarian

“Every turkey dies. Not every turkey truly lives.”


47 posted on 02/27/2013 9:41:10 AM PST by Slings and Arrows (You can't have IngSoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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