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Background:
Last week on my way to work I saw a very large URP (Unidentified Road Pizza) in the opposite lane. I believe a few minutes earlier was a ~20-25 lb beaver. On the drive by it looked to be only a few minutes old, with a piece of a front air dam and a hubcap in the area. What was notable was a flock of 6-9 turkeys standing right there on the shoulder, all with their necks stretched out looking at the URP. You could just hear the a unanimous OH **** coming from the group. The ones in the back were saying, 'I'm not crossing that road, you go first'.
Today:
Approaching that same area I saw motion coming from the woods heading for the road. Out comes a white tail deer, probably not a year old. It was running as fast as it could with its tail straight up and the ears flopping wildly. Where there is one there is usually more so my eyes went right to the woods. Sure enough there was something coming out of the woods heading for the road. About the time the deer was arriving at the double yellow the other animal was emerging onto the shoulder. At first I thought the deer was the darkest one I had ever seen. Then it seemed to be awfully short. In what probably took less than a second my brain caught up with what my eyes were seeing and I realized the second animal was a turkey running for all it was worth, flapping its wings forward at the deer with its neck fully extended. Even over the wind and motorcycle I could hear a steady stream of GOBBLE-GOBBLE-GOBBLE......as they streaked across the road into the woods on the other side. As I passed by I could see the panicked deer running for its life with the turkey in hot pursuit while furiously flapping its wings at the deer.
What's up with that?
A few minutes later when I mentally replayed the scene I realized
:lol: That was funny!
lmao lol
Now I wonder if the flock hadn't run the URP out into oncoming traffic. I've seen these turkeys in this area for most of the spring and summer but recently they seem to have taken on an atti-TUDE. One thing is for sure, I will cautiously ride through this area for a while.
So do any of you Marlin Perkins/Marty Stouffer types have an explanation for this?
Last week on my way to work I saw a very large URP (Unidentified Road Pizza) in the opposite lane. I believe a few minutes earlier was a ~20-25 lb beaver. On the drive by it looked to be only a few minutes old, with a piece of a front air dam and a hubcap in the area. What was notable was a flock of 6-9 turkeys standing right there on the shoulder, all with their necks stretched out looking at the URP. You could just hear the a unanimous OH **** coming from the group. The ones in the back were saying, 'I'm not crossing that road, you go first'.
Today:
Approaching that same area I saw motion coming from the woods heading for the road. Out comes a white tail deer, probably not a year old. It was running as fast as it could with its tail straight up and the ears flopping wildly. Where there is one there is usually more so my eyes went right to the woods. Sure enough there was something coming out of the woods heading for the road. About the time the deer was arriving at the double yellow the other animal was emerging onto the shoulder. At first I thought the deer was the darkest one I had ever seen. Then it seemed to be awfully short. In what probably took less than a second my brain caught up with what my eyes were seeing and I realized the second animal was a turkey running for all it was worth, flapping its wings forward at the deer with its neck fully extended. Even over the wind and motorcycle I could hear a steady stream of GOBBLE-GOBBLE-GOBBLE......as they streaked across the road into the woods on the other side. As I passed by I could see the panicked deer running for its life with the turkey in hot pursuit while furiously flapping its wings at the deer.
A few minutes later when I mentally replayed the scene I realized
lmao lol
Now I wonder if the flock hadn't run the URP out into oncoming traffic. I've seen these turkeys in this area for most of the spring and summer but recently they seem to have taken on an atti-TUDE. One thing is for sure, I will cautiously ride through this area for a while.
So do any of you Marlin Perkins/Marty Stouffer types have an explanation for this?
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but that's a whole different thread.
