Turkeys everywhere!

@TheHorse (219708)
Walnut Creek, California
July 11, 2023 10:11am CST
No, I'm not talking about any political figures. We have wild turkeys running around our apartment complex. The group I got closest to was a hen and four babies. Except the babies are already as big as your average chicken. Do you have wild turkeys where you live? They seem to be everywhere in California. I honestly can't remember if we have them in Montana as well, but I assume so. The photo is from my friends house a couple of years ago.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471849)
• Switzerland
11 Jul 23
We do not have wild turkeys here, those poor animals are pretty ugly.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (219708)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Jul 23
They must think each other pretty "hot." They make lots of babies and sometimes block traffic. They are not the smartest birds around.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (471849)
• Switzerland
12 Jul 23
@TheHorse - Turkeys are native of your country, Europe had no turkeys before America was discovered. We do not have wild turkeys.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (219708)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Jul 23
@LadyDuck They have not "snuck" over there from the US?
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (167866)
• Boise, Idaho
12 Jul 23
We have them here. A man that lives nearby has a bunch of them. They come and visit us sometimes at odd hours.
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celticeagle
@celticeagle (167866)
• Boise, Idaho
13 Jul 23
@TheHorse ........And sound funny.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (219708)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Jul 23
@celticeagle They're just funny critters. I think they should retroactively be named our National Bird from 2016 through 2020.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (219708)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Jul 23
They are amusing critters.
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much2say
@much2say (55818)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Jul 23
We don't get turkeys in this part of CA . . . I don't think I've ever seen 'em on hikes anywhere. At best we see the teeny chicks in our local feed/pet store (in a glass case with lights - mixed in with the chicken chicks and baby ducks).
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much2say
@much2say (55818)
• Los Angeles, California
12 Jul 23
@TheHorse Do you see 'em like you would squirrels or sparrows?
The Horse
@TheHorse (219708)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Jul 23
Yeppers, we have those too.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137373)
• United States
11 Jul 23
Yes, we have turkeys here but they stay out of the city. I'm surprised hunters aren't catching them there.
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DE
@DaddyEvil (137373)
• United States
11 Jul 23
@TheHorse Oh, that's too bad... How are you going to get a Christmas or any other holiday turkey when it's not allowed?
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The Horse
@TheHorse (219708)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Jul 23
@DaddyEvil We'll think of something.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (219708)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Jul 23
It's not allowed.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341221)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jul 23
We don't have wild turkeys here. My mum used to rear them for sale at Christmas.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (219708)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Jul 23
Where was she located?
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341221)
• Rockingham, Australia
12 Jul 23
@TheHorse She was in the area called the Great Southern about two hours inland and slightly south of Perth.
LindaOH
@LindaOHio (180678)
• United States
12 Jul 23
COOL picture. We have turkeys here; but I don't see them very often. We saw a whole bunch of hens when we were in Erie PA. They were right in front of and around the car. Enjoy your day.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (219708)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Jul 23
They like to perch on cars sometimes.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (219708)
• Walnut Creek, California
14 Jul 23
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LindaOH
@LindaOHio (180678)
• United States
14 Jul 23
@TheHorse And I had left my camera at the motel because I just thought we were going for breakfast and coming back. Sigh.
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BarBaraPrz
@BarBaraPrz (47549)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
11 Jul 23
I think that's what landed on a Hamilton neighbor's gate post earlier this summer. It stayed there for several minutes, but Mr DeMille wasn't ready for her closeup.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (219708)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Jul 23
Heh. They kind of all look the same to me (bless their gobbling hearts).
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Eva James
@wolfgirl569 (107497)
• Marion, Ohio
12 Jul 23
We have a few around
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The Horse
@TheHorse (219708)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Jul 23
I am not surprised.
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (80421)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
11 Jul 23
Such a cute group of turkeys. I have not seen any but then there are enough of the two-footed kind stumbling along the streets, Apparently, you could set up a wild turkey farm. On the net, it says there are 120,000 wild turkeys in Montana,
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The Horse
@TheHorse (219708)
• Walnut Creek, California
12 Jul 23
I am not surprised. We have a lot of shoe-clad turkeys around here too.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (317116)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 Jul 23
Yes, we have them here too. There are more than four babies in that picture.
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The Horse
@TheHorse (219708)
• Walnut Creek, California
11 Jul 23
I haven't developed my picture from yesterday yet. But that's about the size of the current babies.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (317116)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
11 Jul 23
@TheHorse Nice!
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