Date: 3/21/25 9:25 am From: Kevin Merrell via groups.io <historysaver...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] A cautionary tale
I'm so sorry for your misadventure, Tom. Your cautionary tale is valuable
to me. I've photographed the Dry Creek Cemetery flock of wild turkeys
several times. Once, after shooting upright for 10 minutes, I laid down on
the ground for a more dramatic view. I spoke quietly to the turkeys as they
slowly came up to inspect me. When they got about six feet away, though, I
started to wonder if I'd made a poor choice, if turkey aggression was going
to find me in a pickle. I slowly got up and they slowly wandered off. I
have a longer lens now and going forward, won't attempt to get up close and
personal with the big fowl.
Kevin Merrell
Garden City
On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 8:59 AM Bill Moore via groups.io <hootowlbill=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Bad morning typing!! Flock is 60 and they respect dog, who’s big
> scatters them. She as does feeder guarding.
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> Bill
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> On Mar 21, 2025, at 8:45 AM, Bill Moore via groups.io <hootowlbill=
> <gmail.com...> wrote:
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> We have a flock f about 0 overwintering by us, attracted to fields,
> sunflower seed feeder and corn we throw way down driveway.. No signs of
> aggression ever. Of course we usually have a stick for balance outside and
> they repeat the Great Pyrenees, who never far away.
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> Bill Moore
> Hoot Owl Inkom
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> On Mar 20, 2025, at 10:17 PM, bike4birds via groups.io <tmccabe9=
> <outlook.com...> wrote:
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> The other day, I finished my ride without having encountered any Wild
> Turkeys. So, when I heard there was a flock on Harrison Boulevard, I walked
> over. I hung around for a while, but then the Tom started working his way
> over to me. I started backing away, but apparently not fast enough. The
> bird got closer and closer, and let out some classic turkey calls. The rest
> of the flock started moving from the front yard, where they had been
> hanging out for some time, while the Tom kept moving towards me.
> As I backed up, someone behind me spoke, and I started to turn when the
> Tom jumped up and attacked me with his clawed feet. I got my hands up
> quickly enough that he didn't get my face, but he punctured both of my
> hands. I kept backing away, while waving my gloves at him, but he didn't
> give up on his shepherding me until I backed down the alley, going south,
> while the flock was moving north. In hindsight the injuries were minor, but
> the experience was quite scary. I guess I thought he would only strut and
> not attack.
> I've attached a photo I took shortly before he went into attack mode.
> Tom McCabe, Boise
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