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Beware of Aggressive Turkey!
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Rob Fanning reports:
"I experienced the attack turkey first hand this morning. As soon as the alpha male saw me it made a beeline for me and continued to RUN after me. Tried everything I could to scare it off–nothing worked–I had to resort to walking BACKWARDS on the path and giving the occasionally fake kick to the head when it got too close.
"A few weeks ago it walked up to me but was not nearly aggressive as today. This could pose a major problem if their are small kids or an elderly person on the trail…
"Not sure if anything can be done–but I'd say at the very least a sign needs to be put up warning people about it…"
I am putting up a sign at the entrance on Franklin Turnpike and Green Way. If a turkey approaches you on the trail, carry an umbrella and open it to fend off the turkey. It is breeding season, and the Alpha males can be aggressive.
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6 comments
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Nice article. Thanks for sharing.
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I fail to see the humor in the video. A grown man aggravating a defenseless turkey at the expense of audience reaction?????
Hoping we show a little more respect to our feathered friends at The Celery Farm.
PK -
Nope–was not pishing at all–the bird charged me as soon as it saw me–very un-nerving experience to say the least…others have reported the same thing…
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Rob Fanning–Were you calling birds at the time? (pishing)If so, maybe that’s what upsetting the turkeys? My husband and I saw turkeys there many times recently and they didn’t seem to acknowledge us at all.
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Great video. Definitely lol if you are not the reporter…
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Its a Swedish Turkey species, but this probably gets across the idea lol.
http://screen.yahoo.com/reporter-attacked-wild-turkey-083000333.html
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6 comments
champ
Nice article. Thanks for sharing.
Pk Hill
I fail to see the humor in the video. A grown man aggravating a defenseless turkey at the expense of audience reaction?????
Hoping we show a little more respect to our feathered friends at The Celery Farm.
PK
RF
Nope–was not pishing at all–the bird charged me as soon as it saw me–very un-nerving experience to say the least…others have reported the same thing…
Gingery211
Rob Fanning–Were you calling birds at the time? (pishing)If so, maybe that’s what upsetting the turkeys? My husband and I saw turkeys there many times recently and they didn’t seem to acknowledge us at all.
Jim Wright
Great video. Definitely lol if you are not the reporter…
Patrick Carney
Its a Swedish Turkey species, but this probably gets across the idea lol.
http://screen.yahoo.com/reporter-attacked-wild-turkey-083000333.html