Do not f**k with the wild turkeys

[kestrell]

So I just called Alexx on the phone, and he was outside, taking out the garbage, and there was this car horn honking away in the background which, Alexx informed me, was the sound of a driver attempting to get two *very large* turkeys to get out of the middle of the street.
The turkeys were not impressed, and pretty much made a point of demonstrating how they owned the street for as long as they wanted to.
Then they slowly progressed to our side of the street, and began coming up our front walk. Toward Alexx. Who was getting the sideeye from one of them.
Did I mention these are big turkeys? And that when they spread their wings, they are even scarier?
I mean, that gobbling sound they make actually sounds pretty threatening.
So, Alexx slowly walked back inside.
The turkeys now own our front yard.
I hope they decide to wander away before the Peapod delivery person shows up. Delivery people have, in the past, been frightened off by the turkeys. One dairy truck man was quite cowed.

Comments

[dewline]

Well, that's going to make for interesting misadventures in Ottawa-Gatineau some day. We've been colonized by wild turkeys as well. The birds hereabouts don't grow to quite the scale I think you're implying re: your street. But perhaps I should not rule that possibility out of bounds.

[alexxkay]

I survived! Groceries arrived! All is well (at least in terms of turkey crises).

[elusiveat]

Thank you AlexxKay and Kestrell for sharing your adventures!