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Forget the cherry trees: Long Live The Adams Morgan Turkey
APR 8, 12:35 PM
Long Live The Adams Morgan Turkey
Natalie Delgadillo
A turkey, inspecting Adams Morgan real estate.
patrick mcmahon / Twitter
An extremely regal-looking wild turkey was spotted examining real estate in Adams Morgan over the weekend, delighting residents and passersby alike. Here she is, earning fans:
The turkey garnered enough attention that residents started sending Popville various videos and photos they snapped as the creature ambled and pecked about the neighborhood. Here is one such video, in which the turkey can be seen hopping a fence and running away from a delighted gaggle of humans following it in a car:
Honestly, can a celebrity turkey live?
On Monday morning, the turkey was spotted on 18th and T Streets NW, apparently having decided to move on from Adams Morgan, where she has become too well known.
Because she appears to be perfectly healthy and not aggressive toward people, the city tweeted that it will allow her to continue on her jaunt about the city.
And it’s not just Adams Morgan. Apparently, D.C. is home to many a wild turkey. Occasionally, they leave the wooded areas they prefer—Rock Creek Park, for example—and wander into the urban landscape looking for food or a mate or a nesting place, says Jim Monsma, the executive director of City Wildlife. Sometimes a young male will get driven off of a territory and end up wandering about, looking for a place to go. Just last Friday, another wild turkey was run over by a car on 15th and D Streets SE.
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Long Live The Adams Morgan Turkey
Natalie Delgadillo
A turkey, inspecting Adams Morgan real estate.
patrick mcmahon / Twitter
An extremely regal-looking wild turkey was spotted examining real estate in Adams Morgan over the weekend, delighting residents and passersby alike. Here she is, earning fans:
i like the adams morgan turkey. it should stay
Link to tweet
The turkey garnered enough attention that residents started sending Popville various videos and photos they snapped as the creature ambled and pecked about the neighborhood. Here is one such video, in which the turkey can be seen hopping a fence and running away from a delighted gaggle of humans following it in a car:
Honestly, can a celebrity turkey live?
On Monday morning, the turkey was spotted on 18th and T Streets NW, apparently having decided to move on from Adams Morgan, where she has become too well known.
1800 Block T St NW @311DCgov
Link to tweet
Because she appears to be perfectly healthy and not aggressive toward people, the city tweeted that it will allow her to continue on her jaunt about the city.
Link to tweet
And it’s not just Adams Morgan. Apparently, D.C. is home to many a wild turkey. Occasionally, they leave the wooded areas they prefer—Rock Creek Park, for example—and wander into the urban landscape looking for food or a mate or a nesting place, says Jim Monsma, the executive director of City Wildlife. Sometimes a young male will get driven off of a territory and end up wandering about, looking for a place to go. Just last Friday, another wild turkey was run over by a car on 15th and D Streets SE.
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