Date: 3/21/25 1:05 pm From: Robert Kiernan via groups.io <photobirder...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] A cautionary tale
Talking turkey maybe tom didn't like another tom too close
On Fri, Mar 21, 2025, 12:53 PM Robert Kiernan via groups.io <photobirder=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> 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:
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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.
>>
>> Bill Moore
>> Hoot Owl Inkom
>>
>> On Mar 20, 2025, at 10:17 PM, bike4birds via groups.io <tmccabe9=
>> <outlook.com...> wrote:
>>
>> 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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