Universal Hub - wildlife

In Cambridge, turkey is friendly, mellow

adamg — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 16:01:52 +0000

Not like the pugnacious poultry of Brookline. Lorcasaur photographed Swifty the Homeless Turkey with a new friend in Central Square this morning. Susan Zalkind took some video:

Amtrak train delayed due to suicidal turkey

adamg — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:27:38 +0000

Walking Boston reports a turkey flew into the windshield of the engine powering his Boston-bound Amtrak regional train in Mansfield shortly after 4 p.m., forcing the train to a halt.

Gregory Colica, heading to the Hub from New York tweets the announcement that came over the PA after train 86 stopped:

A wild turkey jumped up and smashed the windshield, so we had to stop and brush it off. Sorry for the delay folks - Boston in 10.

WalkBoston updates:

Moving, but at low speed. Conductor said that wind is the problem, trying to avoid further breakage.

Photo of the aftermath at South Station below the fold ...

Earlier:
Kamikaze turkey takes out car on 128.

Kamikaze turkey takes out car on 128

adamg — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:44:26 +0000

The grim photo.

The story behind the photo.

Mumbles the Turkey could be wearing stripes soon

adamg — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:56:17 +0000

Mumbles perched above Elephant and Castle on Devonshire this afternoon. Photo by D.

Around 2:45 p.m., police cornered a turkey, presumably Mumbles, at Beach and Harrison in Chinatown. No immediate word on her fate, but some officers pondered whether stuffing and mashed potatoes would be involved.

Mumbles the Turkey continues her grand tour of downtown

adamg — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:34:36 +0000

Jocelyn spotted Mumbles the Turkey at State and Congress this morning, wondered which downtown tourist attraction she is headed for today - Faneuil Hall or the Freedom Trail?

Downtown turkey continues tour of Boston; takes in the North End

adamg — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 01:53:11 +0000

NorthEndWaterfront.com posts a photo of the traveling turkey on Lewis Wharf today.

Turkey with an ear for music

adamg — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:52:43 +0000

No clue if this is the downtown turkey, or just some fly-in from Brookline (although it doesn't seem particularly mean), but here's a turkey at the New England Conservatory off Huntington Avenue in the Fenway on Tuesday (note to conservatory students: flip your phone 90 degrees when taking videos of fast-moving fowl).

Nobody puts Bambi in the corner

adamg — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:24:28 +0000

Video: Deer vs. coyotes in Gloucester, deer wins!

H/t Julia Spitz for the headline.

If only it were a duck

adamg — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:38:57 +0000

Jpilz spotted the downtown turkey setting up housekeeping on a ledge at Rowes Wharf this evening. If only it were a duck, it could get a room and put it on its bill.

Speaking of the turkey, there's a move to name the turkey. Given the bird appeared just as the mayor was announcing his departure, how about Tom?

Earlier:
Turkey continues to stick neck out in downtown Boston.
As God is my witness, I though turkeys could fly!

Turkey continues to stick neck out in downtown Boston

adamg — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 19:40:42 +0000

The turkey spotted on a fifth-floor ledge on Federal Street yesterday safely flew the coop. This morning, the Animal Rescue League of Boston reports, it was strutting its stuff near the Federal Reserve Bank on Atlantic Avenue (here it is trying to break into the bank). Around 2 p.m., it was still in the area, Jen Gray tweeted:

Turkey Sighting: Near Congress and Atlantic ... walking down middle of street.