Forget the farm: Family of turkeys find city living just fine during daily excursions

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Forget the farm: Family of turkeys find city living just fine during daily excursions

Tony LaRussa | Thursday, September 2, 2021 7:48 p.m.

Tony LaRussa | Tribune-Review

A family of wild turkeys have recently taken up residence in a wooded area in the city’s Stanton Heights neighborhood. Several times a day the rafter of birds emerge from the cover the woods provide to explore the surrounding neighborhood.

Life on the farm can’t compare to the freedom a family of wild turkeys has discovered in Pittsburgh’s Stanton Heights neighborhood.

The rafter of turkeys — a tom, a hen and at least five chicks — have taken up residence in a wooded area along Woodbine Street. They take daily excursions to explore the surrounding neighborhood.

The turkeys have been spotted sharpening their flying skills off decks, staring at their reflections in rain puddles and bathing in the water that collects in blow-up pool toys.

The chicks, which are frequently seen dancing and pecking at each other, appear to have nearly doubled in size in a few weeks.

Any attempt to approach the birds will quickly get a response from the adult turkeys, who will shuffle their brood to safety at the first sign of danger.

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