As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly

[CreekDog]

And they can!

Turkey trots through third-story window

By Vanessa McCray
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TRAVERSE CITY -- Chuck Ritter is talking a lot of turkey after a 25-pound wild Tom crashed through his third-story bedroom window.

Ritter, 83, was relaxing Saturday inside his Fitzhugh Drive apartment in Traverse City when he heard a loud bang. Then thrashing.

"I had no idea," he said. "I thought it was next-door."

He jolted up from his living room perch, opened his bedroom door and discovered a large turkey careening about the carpeted room. Ritter called for reinforcements. He tried Grand Traverse County Animal Control, but he said he was met with a recorded message indicating it did not help with wild animals.

http://www.record-eagle.com/local/local_story_343094605.html

[bicentennial_baby]

1. I've seen many a turkey fly...

Especially on Route 2 in Charlemont, MA...There's this one point where you always see turkeys flying quite high over the road, from the river's edge to the woods. It's weird.

[CreekDog]

2. I guess the Thanksgiving Day turkeys don't fly

Too much heft and then later, too frozen.

[sendero]

3. They can fly..

... just not very high and not very far :)

[elshiva]

4. Yes, they can fly! My mom and I saw a wild turkey fly up into

a tree. Thank God, those silly birds need all the protection they can get with foxes on the prowl.

[LostInAnomie]

5. Wild Turkeys can fly

Just like how Wild Turkey can make me fly.

[CreekDog]

6. I see nothing's too good for you!

:toast:

[Ilsa]

7. Way to go, Les Nessman! nt

[CreekDog]

8. Yeah, but I was quoting Mr. Carlson (wink, wink)

But to quote Mr. More News with Les Nessman:

"The Godless tornadoes..."

[GoddessOfGuinness]

9. Of course, some turkeys have difficulty flying on their own...