Turkeys by the hospital
By Lena Kovadlo
@lovebuglena (52144)
Staten Island, New York
May 13, 2021 6:45pm CST
I remember one time my dad was in the hospital where we live and I went to visit him.
As I was nearing the hospital I noticed a lot of turkeys roaming around.
As I got closer to them I also noticed many of them sitting on two of the trees there.
Just hanging out.
I found that odd.
I did not know that turkeys like to sit on trees.
I wonder why they congregate by that hospital.
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@kaylachan (84784)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 May 21
Maybe they've learned they can get food there?
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@kaylachan (84784)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 May 21
@JimBo452020 I don't doubt it. I know a lot of the birds and ducks around here, will roam the streets because they're not really afraid of people.
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@LindaOHio (222417)
• United States
14 May 21
Were they turkeys or turkey buzzards? Maybe they had a turkey friend that was in the ER. :-)
@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
14 May 21
What are turkey buzzards?
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@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
15 May 21
@LindaOHio That bird looks scary.
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@prashu228 (37518)
• India
14 May 21
I don't know that Turkey's sit on trees, did you give them anything to eat
@RasmaSandra (98004)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
14 May 21
That sure must have been a strange sight and I agree the last place I would expect a turkey to be would be in a tree,
@moffittjc (128835)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 May 21
Turkeys feed on the ground but roost in trees. I see turkeys in the trees all the time here where I live. Not sure why they would have gathered near the hospital, other than maybe there was a good food source for them.
@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
14 May 21
Interesting though that they sit on those trees during the day and not at night.
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@moffittjc (128835)
• Gainesville, Florida
14 May 21
@lovebuglena I’ve seen them in the trees both day and night.
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 May 21
That seems a bit strange. I should think most turkeys roost in trees at night.
@lovebuglena (52144)
• Staten Island, New York
14 May 21
Maybe wild turkeys roost any time of day.
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