Wild turkeys in my neighborhood!?

Submitted by bradshaw1992 t3_z2mfp7 in RhodeIsland

There are lots of wild turkeys in North Providence now, not far from the town hall. I've never seen them here before. I have seen them when I pass through the time warp into the Burrillville area, but that's expected. This isn't. Are others seeing turkeys, or am I being haunted by the ghosts of Thanksgiving past?

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ghostpepperlover t1_ixh2l5b wrote

They’ve been making a come back for a while here in Warwick.

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Megs0226 t1_ixhqno1 wrote

They like to hang out in the parking lot of Conimicut Liquors on West Shore Rd.

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ghostpepperlover t1_ixhwgtz wrote

I think they live in the woods off tidewater. They alpha doesn’t give a fuck about cars

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Megs0226 t1_ixhzbmq wrote

He must have been the one that gobbled at me once as I was driving by. Never rolled my window up so fast.

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ghostpepperlover t1_ixibtnb wrote

I had a close encounter with them at the beginning of September over at the cemetery on church Ave. they’re mostly all talk as long as you don’t get too close.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_ixhm47b wrote

You think they're wild now? Wait til you see how they hard they're going to party tonight

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SluggDaddy t1_ixhoa34 wrote

They work for Lombardi, don’t get in their way

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coolstoryglenn t1_ixh263t wrote

I’ve seen around RIC, Triggs for several years. Periodically a few will show up in Elmhurst.

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commandantskip t1_ixhs6l2 wrote

When I was a grad student at RIC, I had a few students late to class because they were trapped in their cars surrounded by turkeys 😂

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LittlestBokChoy t1_ixi8z4c wrote

This still happens frequently! I was surrounded on all sides, cars backed up behind me. People got out of their cars to help shoo them away, but at like 20 people were late that day.

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huron9000 t1_ixhrvz2 wrote

“time warp into the Burillville area” lol

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radarmy t1_ixht1qr wrote

They are all around RIC and Johnston, not surprising they made it to your house

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KeepYrGlitterDry t1_ixhem9d wrote

See them often here in Cranston, near Pawtuxet river. The turkeys are harmless unless you have a dog that decides it's fun to charge at them.

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LittlestBokChoy t1_ixi8rhg wrote

We have to fight them daily just to get to class on time at RIC..

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derpbeluga t1_ixh8013 wrote

I had a rafter of turkeys in my back yard the other day in Warwick. They looked tasty.

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KemperTemper1 t1_ixhpo20 wrote

They’re just going around handing out vegan flyers before the holiday.

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RandomChurn t1_ixhrw5q wrote

Maybe three years ago I was walking my dog on the East Side of Providence and saw a wild turkey go up someone's front steps and onto the lawn as if s/he lived there 😆

I was dumbstruck at that first sighting; there was a pair that stayed in the neighborhood for weeks. I watched a cat try to stalk them and the amused contempt with which this was greeted by the turkeys.

There is a flock on them in residence at Swan Point Cemetery.

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talazia t1_ixi8ymm wrote

I always see Turkeys in the fall around in Johnston -- especially in the morning. There are some nests along the Woony bike path. I know because my dog and I were chased away by one.

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PurinaHall0fFame t1_ixh6vxc wrote

They are all over, I've never seen a many as I have this year

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Jack_Jacques t1_ixhga1d wrote

Frequently see them in Providence on Smith St near Francis. Big building full of them.

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gradontripp t1_ixhwv6f wrote

Just like people, turkeys have been spreading out from the Boston area over the last few years.

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beta_vulgaris t1_ixjlvbv wrote

We get them even on the South Side of Providence!

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Espeeste t1_ixi8usa wrote

Saw one “fly” over 295 recently from the hill on one side to the hill on the other.

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aubergineeggplant t1_ixigt8p wrote

Every time I see them I roll down my window and yell “I love you!” at them.

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jjayzx t1_ixij11p wrote

My wife took a picture of one causing a ruckus in the intersection of Warren and Pawtucket ave in East Prov. They don't give two shits but they usually stay away from busy areas here, think that one got lost.

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Darisixnine t1_ixij5yb wrote

There’s some here in Newport too

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Jangmi t1_ixj6xdi wrote

I’m also in North Providence. I’ve seen turkeys out and about as long as I’ve lived here.

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leonpinneaple t1_ixk7ndh wrote

There is a whole flock that lives on RIC’s campus.

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saucyB52 t1_ixkapcl wrote

ill be driving down stoney lane and have to stop dead in my tracks to let a hurd of wild turkeys maybe about 50-60 deep cross the road

and they be saunterin, flappin their wings at the stopped cars like they hott shit

well u ask me they iz hott hott shit, thm wild ass turkeys

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TwainVonnegut t1_ixleqh5 wrote

Cranston, Pontiac Ave., near Maria’s Pizza, heavily traveled area, wild turkeys abound!

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summerchilde t1_ixocg5v wrote

Wait until you see the coyotes.

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appslap t1_ixhp76a wrote

Not for long

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Playful_Exchange5482 t1_ixklj3a wrote

I live in Lynn, mass and those MFkrs are SCARY!!! EVERYONE LAUGHS AT ME BCUZ IM TERRIFIED OF THOSE SKETCHY, EVIL THINGS!!! IVE HAD A FEW EXTREMELY CLOSE CALLS W THEM TRYING TO KILL ME!!! I DONT EVEN EAT TURKEY ON TG!!! DEATH TO THE DEMON BIRDS FROM HELL!!!

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