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Donkees

(31,570 posts) Wed May 8, 2024, 04:50 AM May 8

The day ended well for midtown Manhattan's visiting Wild Turkey.

It wandered, looked around, and eventually flew up into a large tree (as turkeys do) near Park Avenue and 49th Street, where it can safely spend the night.

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How did midtown's Wild Turkey (evidently a female, and also seemingly of wild origin) get there? The usual pathway is from the Bronx across a narrow creek to Inwood Hill Park and then on south through Manhattan.

Manhattan Bird Alert
11:24 PM · May 7, 2024

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The day ended well for midtown Manhattan's visiting Wild Turkey. (Original Post) Donkees May 8 OP

The unusual sight of a wild turkey trying to roost in Midtown Manhattan Donkees May 8 #1

I heard it DIDN"t go so well for the slightly more domesticated turkey in Manhattan... lastlib May 8 #2

Donkees

(31,570 posts)

1. The unusual sight of a wild turkey trying to roost in Midtown Manhattan

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Wed May 8, 2024, 04:57 AM

May 8

David Lei

''The lights in the background are from 432 Park Avenue, which is an ultra-luxury residential building that is also known as the Pencil Tower.''

lastlib

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2. I heard it DIDN"t go so well for the slightly more domesticated turkey in Manhattan...