Date: 3/21/25 11:53 am From: Robert Kiernan via groups.io <photobirder...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] A cautionary tale
I wonder if it's mating season & the rest of flock was female
On Fri, Mar 21, 2025, 8:45 AM Bill Moore via groups.io <hootowlbill=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> 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
> <Turkey 2.JPG>
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