WTF?!?

[hellziggy]

Driving in to work today, I turned the corner from one city street onto another headed for the highway, and the traffic was stopped on both sides. I could sort of see flapping wings & my first thought was "f**king Canada Geese. Just run them over." Then I got closer. It wasn't geese.
It was 3 wild turkeys!
I've never seen wild turkeys just hanging out on the road, especially not in the suburbs. It was cool! Unfortunately since I didn't want to be late for work I didn't have time to pull over to take pictures. Dammit! This is why I carry the camera with me at all times and I couldn't even take advantage of it!

Comments

[theatre-nerd.livejournal.com]

Years ago, my family and i were on vacation in the Black Hills. My mom saw a turkey family in the road. She wasn't able to stop or swerve and she ran over the turkey babies trailing behind... AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH...the horror!!! Have not seen wild turkeys since then.

[raven-arani.livejournal.com]

Oh my god! I do that too. Well, I haven't for a few months because it just gets to bulky to carry all my camera crap around. I have a Canon Digital Rebel and an extra Tamron lens. And if I'm going to carry it around I have to have it with me at all times. I'm too paranoid to leave it in the car. Are you a bird watcher too?

[scubagrrl.livejournal.com]

Cool that you saw turkeys. Bad that it snarled traffic so bad! :) Poor little guys were probably scared. The only time I have dealt with birds in the road was a gigantic white goose that didn't want to back down from mom's station wagon! Stupid bird. Flapping its wings at me, honking, and standing in the middle of the road. I just sat and looked at it, and I think it eventually got bored and walked away.

[lexiphanic.livejournal.com]

I saw one under Carlson Parkway on 394 a while back. Just sitting there, on the median between the highway and the exit/service road. Bizarro.