Date: 3/21/25 1:14 pm From: Kevin Merrell via groups.io <historysaver...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] A cautionary tale
Knuckles the Turkey! @David Whitacre
On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM Robert Kiernan via groups.io <photobirder=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Talking turkey maybe tom didn't like another tom too close
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> On Fri, Mar 21, 2025, 12:53 PM Robert Kiernan via groups.io <photobirder=
> <gmail.com...> wrote:
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>> I wonder if it's mating season & the rest of flock was female
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>> 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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