[Valin]

Wild turkey runs wild in bank lobby

Associated Press

Published Nov. 27, 2002

JEWETT CITY, CONN. -- A turkey got all the attention on Tuesday -- and it had nothing to do with Thanksgiving dinner.
With angry gobbles and flapping wings, a wild turkey chased and pecked workers and customers at a local bank.

A stand-off of more than three hours followed between the stubborn bird, police, animal control staff and road crew workers.
Everything failed, including attempts to grab the turkey by hand, using a net and noose and luring the bird with popcorn.
Finally, a road crew worker grabbed the turkey, which was dropped off at an area forest.


I have nothing to say.

[mountaineer]

The Washington Post reports that Dan Rather has explained turkeys for us:

"Thanksgiving is as good a time as any to remember 'the wild turkey dance.' We aren't the only ones who love to eat turkey; rattlesnakes do, too, especially eggs and young ones. Which leads to a common scene in the woods: Rattlesnake tries to sneak up on a nest. Daddy turkey (a Tom) senses, then sees, him coming. The Tom gets between snake and poults (that's the correct word for the babies and, by the way, a group of turkeys is a 'rafter'), and begins to weave and dance, wings spread.

"Snake strikes, again and again -- but gets only feathers from the wings. While the Tom and the rattler are dancing, Momma turkey and young skip. Once they're safe, the Tom just flies away. Dancing is the turkey's only defense. But in a lifetime of watching, I've never seen it fail.

"The wild turkey dance -- a thing of strange beauty, grace and mystery."

Just like Dan.

[Kathy in Alaska]

"Wild turkey runs wild in bank lobby"
"I have nothing to say."

I'm with you Valin, I have nothing to say.