cafoose 3,354 #1 Posted September 4, 2017 I was working at my friend's new to his business building today and we saw wild turkeys crossing Market Street in West York! 7 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
varosd 1,185 #3 Posted September 4, 2017 Note the Turkey Hill sign in the background.... 3 1 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 41,018 #4 Posted September 4, 2017 Those guys are all over the place. see them all the time. Sat. morning I had a doe run down my street and this spring there was a buck rummaging thru one of our flower beds. And I'm in the village! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Terry M-(Moderator) 2,175 #5 Posted September 4, 2017 Years ago here in Minnesota you would never see them.....but nowadays, the wild turkeys are becoming more and more common here . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,056 #6 Posted September 4, 2017 A few years ago we had a flock of wild turkeys living in the woods next to McDonald's and they would come over to the drive through to get handouts a few times a day - - - - they loved the biscuits! After a bunch of chicks hatched and were wondering through the parking lot the wildlife people came and relocated them to a National Forest. The manager of the McDonald's loved having them there, they attracted lots of business. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CTPhil 53 #7 Posted September 4, 2017 They practically live in my yard. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,761 #8 Posted September 5, 2017 (edited) They do live in my backyard and do regular clean up under the bird feeders. Any chance your buddy opening a deli featuring turkey sammiches Cafoose? Seriously. ..nice to see this bird doing so well in the wild after years of almost endangered species. One can say what they want about how screwed up their home states Dept. of Natural Resources is but most knocked it out of the park on this one. Quite common here in WI now.....even where the predator count, not including man, is high. I'm sure most of you might know ole Ben Franklin wanted the turkey to be the country's national bird back in the day! Morn'n likely cause it was on many of our forefathers tables back then. Me thinks he was overruled by his cronies that wanted something more fierce looking! Please do watch for them on the roads tho.... hear tell it can be similar to a bowling ball coming through the windshield. Edited September 5, 2017 by WHX12 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
953 nut 55,056 #9 Posted September 5, 2017 49 minutes ago, WHX12 said: Ben Franklin wanted the turkey to be the country's national bird back in the day! Now our nation's capital is full of them! 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WHX?? 48,761 #10 Posted September 5, 2017 Ohhhh how I wish for the days of Ben Franklin Richard! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ken B 3,164 #11 Posted September 5, 2017 The turkey's are cool but what is the White looking Anaconda in the middle of your first pic? Looks like the Turks were walking towards him or it? And then they turned and ran for the hills? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
19richie66 17,500 #12 Posted September 5, 2017 They were going across the street for the free breakfast sandwich. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
