[TN-Bird] Re: Turkey Trot
- From: "Robbie Hassler" <drhass@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <oligobird@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Feb 2008 22:14:32 -0600
Ralph:
There seems to be no end as to what a turkey will do and each experience is
a new one, but I have never heard of "turkey circling" before. I also have
had turkeys in my yard and I never knew what to expect of them. One strange
thing I watched seemed to be an involuntary dance. They all would be
pecking around quite normal then suddenly one would jump like a spark of
electricity had hit it and then like a maniac it would jerk sideways then
jump straight up and down and start a run with it's neck sticking out. When
it stopped it seemed to wonder what in the world happened. During that
dance a few others caught the fever and ran around with their heads down,
flapping their wings--- having no idea what was causing themselves to move.
They seem to be possessed by something.
Robbie Hassler
----- Original Message -----
From: <oligobird@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "birdline" <tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2008 4:44 PM
Subject: [TN-Bird] Turkey Trot
> We have a flock of betwen 10 and 20 regular Turkey visitors. As I can se
no spurs on them, I take them to be females. There is a small beard on each
bird, and some are doing a minor version of a male display, so I hope I do
not need more Turkey SexEd. The odd thing is, they have been taking to
running in circles, literally. Sometimes several will form a ring and simply
run in circles for several minutes. Today three lined up around a tree and
proceeded to circle it rapidly for minutes, one with its tail slightly
expanded and tilted towards the tree. Thery are also quite agressive with
crows. They will stand beneath a tree with a crow perched in it, and stretch
their necks and fluff up. Eventually, one caught a crow on the ground and
ran at it, neck extended. One might guess a ground nesting bird (I assume)
would be aware of the predatory habits of crows. These dinosaurs are really
interesting. Ralph Brinkhurst, Lebanon, Wilson Co.
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