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  1. 08-05-2010, 11:51 AM #1
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    Right, we saw plenty of the "tail spread wide" and heard plenty of turkey yelling in the spring.

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    The turkey settled down on the roof for the night, he was still there at 3:30 a.m., and left in the morning. I guess it was a decent spot, and out of the wind, as the orientation of the neighbor's roof is perpendicular to the street, and ours parallels it. It was certainly safe from cats!
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    Good idea not to feed them. I understand in a neighboring town they chase kids with ice cream cones! And they are FAST! LOL! There was a warning to "Drop the cone!"
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    Quote Originally Posted by Karen View Post
    The turkey settled down on the roof for the night, he was still there at 3:30 a.m., and left in the morning. I guess it was a decent spot, and out of the wind, as the orientation of the neighbor's roof is perpendicular to the street, and ours parallels it. It was certainly safe from cats!
    3:30 AM?! A party-animal turkey, maybe? Karen, thank you for the picture and story! We don't see anything like that around here.
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    When I worked (slaved?) on the golf course, there were roaming bands of wild turkeys all over the course. I think they were getting used to seeing all of the golfers out there.
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    Quote Originally Posted by cassiesmom View Post
    3:30 AM?! A party-animal turkey, maybe? Karen, thank you for the picture and story! We don't see anything like that around here.
    He wasn't very active at 3:30 a.m., just woke up enough to check if I was a danger to be wary of, them settled back down.
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    Karen, I bet he thought "big deal" and went back to sleep!
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    Wow that is cool! I've never seen a turkey get up on a roof before. Thanks for sharing!

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