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Informative Essay On Turkey Day

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November is the month of turkey-day, but in some areas of the United States, turkey-day is every day. While the usual image that comes to mind when thinking of a turkey is the naked, golden-brown, roasted to perfection lump of poultry amidst a Thanksgiving dinner spread, these turkeys are wild, alive, have feathers and seemingly a determination to explore and take over suburbia. These brazen invaders are found in suburbs from New England to California and many spots between, where they often stir up the locals with their invasive, noisy personality.
Ashley Kruse remembers Thanksgiving last year at her house in Council Bluffs, Iowa, where she found one of her 2nd floor windows shattered and the room in shambles, covered in feathers and turkey …show more content…

Wildlife biologist with the state of Massachusetts, David Scarpitti adds: “ They are social and noisy animals, and there’s usually a lot of vocalization going on. It could be 20 birds gobbling their heads off at 3:30 in the morning, and not everyone appreciates that.”
There are so many turkeys, that moving them is not an option at this point while hunting is not possible either in most urban areas. The town of Brookline, not far from Boston even offers a tutorial about turkey life and psychology on its webpage where you can find useful advice about how to behave around turkeys. There, people are advised to appear confident and walk towards the turkey since people who show fear will be seen as inferior and nobody wants to be dominated by a turkey.
Roasted Thanksgiving turkeys on a decorated dinner table generally portray a sense of comfort. Wild, live turkeys on the other hand can be intimidating with their pointy beaks and sharp claws. While they can also be fun to watch, these birds should not be underestimated as they are wild animals with an attitude and it’s best to avoid

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