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zoom-zoom
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 posted: 8/2/2007 at 4:34 PM
There's a mama wild turkey and a bunch of babies pecking around in our yard. We used to see a bunch of wild turkeys in our yard almost like clockwork, but it's been a while since we saw any. The babies are so cute (too bad they grow up to be so weird looking).

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Kirsten
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Mississippi
posted: 8/2/2007 at 4:58 PM
I see them often on my aunt's property. A funny thing is when my uncle sees them first, he comes running (NOT an easy task for this old man) to get us, acting like a child seeing Santa putting presents under the tree.

And...I agree, the babies are cute but when they get older, not so much. Smile
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zoom-zoom
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 posted: 8/2/2007 at 5:09 PM
They aren't particularly smart, either...I've encountered flocks of them while out running and they don't always want to get out of the way--particularly during mating season...the males get too busy showing off and are oblivious to anything else.

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Kirsten
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 posted: 8/4/2007 at 1:08 AM
Geese sure as hell don't care about getting out of your way. I saw a dozen or more sitting on the path near the lake I was running by last week. I figured if I waved my arms and made some noise, they would move. Nope. One of them casually sauntered off to the side, but the rest didn't even get up. I had to run around them while trying to dodge and incredible amount of poop.
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zoom-zoom
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 posted: 8/4/2007 at 1:22 AM
Last Fall I encountered a couple of domestic geese that were along the side of a road with a loaf of bread someone had tossed. They hissed at me and started approaching, so I crossed the road. They were HUGE and pretty scary.

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Kirsten
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• 1st trail relay (North Country)
PerfesserR
Jazz, happy dog
 posted: 8/5/2007 at 12:11 AM
Quote from zoom-zoom on 8/2/2007 at 5:09 PM:
...the males get too busy showing off and are oblivious to anything else.

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