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In reply to the discussion: Tim Walz looks happy tonight. [View all]electric_blue68
(24,767 posts)Let me tell you why I found that lotsa wild turkeys in his backyard soooo funny.
I live in The Bronx now, Brooklyn before that, but the most time originally in way, Waaaay Upper Manhattan.
Up there, and not all folks know we have three quite big parks at the very top & west, and on both eastern, and western sides, along w the most famous Central Park.
So, most of us don't think of squirrels, sparrows, and pigeons as wildlife. 😀
Otoh - seeing hawks hovering in the western parks a bunch of times- now that's Wildlife! 😁 Also a young seal(!) hung out in the top park baylet about the Summer of 18, or '19! That was soooo much fun watching it for 3 months!
But around 6 yrs ago I read (these parks are divided by highways going though them) that the very lowest sections that pretty much grow down near to the river particularly the top western one, and the western one have...
Wild turkeys!!!
😄😁😅
It just seems soooo improbable in Manhattan!!!