Date: 3/21/25 2:35 pm From: Virginia Rivers via groups.io <riverscapes...> Subject: Re: [IBLE] A cautionary tale
Seen in Garden City in my neighborhood.
On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM Kevin Merrell via groups.io <historysaver=
<gmail.com...> wrote:
> Knuckles the Turkey! @David Whitacre
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> On Fri, Mar 21, 2025 at 2:05 PM Robert Kiernan via groups.io <photobirder=
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>> 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=
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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=
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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
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>>>> On Mar 20, 2025, at 10:17 PM, bike4birds via groups.io <tmccabe9=
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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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