Community Corner
Let's Talk Turkey! Show Us Your Photos of These Wonderfully Wild Birds, Monroe
These good-looking birds have been spending their time out on the town. Share your photos of the turkeys in your neighborhood.
By AUTUMN JOHNSON
Thanksgiving may be the day when roughly 46 million turkeys are consumed in the United States but that does not seem to scare away the local wild turkeys found around our area.
According to Wikipedia, the “gobbling” sound is most often made by the males. It is more common for the hens to cluck. Wild turkeys can be found in 49 states, according to the Connecticut DEEC. Turkeys are omnivores with an average life span of three to four years. Click here to hear the classic turkey gobbling and clucking sounds.
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On Thanksgivings past, residents have shared fun photos of the big birds strutting their stuff all around town. Patch wants to continue that tradition for 2014!
Where do you most often see wild turkeys in your area? Tell us and post your turkey photos for free in the bulletin board section on the site or in the comment section of this article.
Photo credit: Samantha Leon
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