Katie spotted Mr. All Fluffed Up on Spring Park Avenue in Jamaica Plain this morning.
Turkeys
Linuxlibrarian reports that Bruce the pug helped turn Myopia Road in Hyde Park into a turkey-free zone, at least while he patrolled it: Read more.
Two pair of tom toughs who have been disrupting life along one side of the George Wright Golf Course for months now are back and worse than ever. A frustrated, angry resident reports from Myopia Road. Read more.
We spotted this rafter on somebody's lawn on Washington Street in West Roxbury this afternoon.
There have been a couple of packs of aggro murderturkeys attacking Hyde Park residents in recent weeks, but Larry Johnson reports he may have found the answer: A long, hard game of soccer:
They see this blue ball in the street and start pecking at it and chasing it around with great interest! This went on for 45 minutes!
With photos.
Hyde Park residents living on either side of the George Wright Golf Course are increasingly reporting small marauding packs of overstuffed turkeys are making life increasingly difficult. Read more.
A whole family of turkeys in Mattapan this morning. pic.twitter.com/f5BR8tahWc
— Jonathan Rodrigues (@jonr7007) September 3, 2019
A concerned South Boston resident decides to give 311 a shot instead of calling the Butterball hotline:
What do we do about wild turkeys in my front yard
Travel New England had to wait his turn in the drive-thru lane at the Burger King on Washington Street in Roslindale this morning.
Mark MacGilchrist watched (from a safe distance) the newly infamous Moss Hill Turkey Gang out for a strut in Jamaica Plain this morning.
Over in Newton, Snoofy woke up yesterday to discover she was now sharing her Newton yard with a mama turkey and eight baby turkettes (OK, OK, poults): Read more.
If you happen to be one of the few and the proud that are able to legally park a vehicle in a public alley in the South End, beware. Of late, a new entry into the neighborhood's urban ecosystem has famously been seen stealthily, if not curiously, gobbling through its idyllic backstreets. Read more.
Roving UHub photographer Adam Boyajy spotted this beefy boi (a scout from JP or Brookline?) perched on a ledge at Titus Sparrow Park in the South End yesterday.
Jamaica Plain is fast picking up a rep across the country as a dangerous place, thanks to WBZ's report with the photo of angry murderbirds drenched in the blood of their human victims: Read more.
Before we lost radio contact, we received a copy of the following urgent message to Marty Walsh from GraceJansen2, holed up somewhere on Jamaica Plain's Moss Hill:
Please increase the city’s response 2 the wild turkeys on Moss Hill. Turkeys are attacking walkers forcing them to carry sticks for defense. My mother has a walker & needs a companion for safety.
Wicked Local Brookline reports a number of calls to 911 in Brookline about turkeys this week, as usual, including a complaint from Beacon Street: Read more.
Maria M .spotted this plea to the local turkeys in Cambridge today.
Copyright Maria M. Posted in the Universal Hub pool on Flickr.
Roving UHub photographer Caroline Driscoll spotted this feathered Freedom Trail walker in front of Aqua Pazza at North and Richmond streets in the North End this afternoon.
Last seen heading up North towards Cross Street. My guess is that it’s heading back to the Green Line to get to its Brookline headquarters.
Rocco Giustino spotted this turkey asserting its dominance over an electric car in Dorchester's Polish Triangle today.
Meanwhile, down in Egleston Square, Gio Valencia-Corredor spotted a turkey twosome pondering a McMeal: Read more.