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Boston Transportation Department forced to talk turkey in the South End

By adamg on Tue, 04/13/2010 - 9:54am

JD photographed a standoff the other day between a BTD worker and a turkey.

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By Roslindalian on Tue, 04/13/2010 - 10:12am.

I was in Manahattan the other day and saw a turkey in Battery Park. If the turkey's have figured out how to board a ferry, navigate the onramps to the Brooklyn Bridge, or pay the tolls at the Holland Tunnel to get on Manahattan they will surely be everywhere soon. In our yards, cars, offices, showers, chimneys, etc. Now we just need to devise a way to safely gather them for Thanksgiving.

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By The Turkeys on Tue, 04/13/2010 - 11:35am.

We do fly quite well you know

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By GeeJimmy on Tue, 04/13/2010 - 12:34pm.

Ever see a wild turkey fly? They're not graceful, but I saw one fly into a neighbor's tree and perch.

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By johnmcboston on Tue, 04/13/2010 - 1:18pm.

The wild turkeys do fly you know...

"wild turkeys can wing away from predators at 45 mph, and can maintain level flight for nearly a mile."

http://bowhunting.net/wildturkey.net/Articles/NWTF...

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By mollynotloggedin on Wed, 04/14/2010 - 12:12pm.

I saw one in Newton Highlands just last night, perched about 30 feet up in a tree, making turkey noises. Man, those things are unwieldy-looking, especially in trees.

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