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The turkeys take the hill

By adamg on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 8:00am
Turkeys on Mission Hill

Dan Wilets reports this mini-gather was wandering around Mission Hill this morning (doing a strut of shame?).

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By anon on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 8:02am.

Why are there so many turkeys lately? Isn't this a bit... unusual? Are they overpopulated now?

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By Chris Dowd on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 9:12am.

. . . if they are coming into Boston. They are everywhere.

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By chicken on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 1:27pm.

Two thanksgivings a year. That'll solve it. Yum.

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By stummo on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 2:37pm.

I think you're on to something. This idea needs to be pursued.

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By Suldog on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 2:57pm.

At least one of them will likely not be run into the ground by Christmas advertising.

Suldog
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By anon on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 2:49pm.

Because there are not enough coyotes in the city to eat them. Wildlife gentrification. No natural predators = proliferation of varmint. ie: skunks, possums, squirrels, turkeys etc.

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By Kaz on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 4:39pm.

WHOLE FOOOOOODS!!!

*Colbert fist shake at the sky*

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By pugdaddy on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 5:54pm.

See subject.

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By Kaz on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 9:33am.

I coulda sworn the title of this post was talking about Lester, Lackey, Bard, and Buchholz...

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By adamg on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 9:43am.

They can still end the season 159-3.

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By fenwayguy on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 9:58pm.

Make that 158-4. Sheesh.

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By johnmcboston on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 9:39am.

My friend on Fort Hill has three of them in his yard this morning (Linwood st). They either get around, or we have a bit on an influx of birds....

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By coffeeweasel on Mon, 04/04/2011 - 8:17pm.

I don't know how big a turkey's territory is, but I do know there were six of them following me down Shattuck St. two weeks ago. If they don't get around that much, we're being overrun.

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By Chris Dowd on Tue, 04/05/2011 - 2:39pm.

. . . fly for about a mile at a time but usually they only fly a few hundred yards at a time- low and fast. You won't see these guys soaring the clouds. They stick low over the ground when flying. They also run fast when they need to- but there doesn't seem to be much need for them to do so since there are no predators around here.

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