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38. LogDog75, wild turkeys are not the most beautiful creatures. We have them around here too. And no, I am not in a rural

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Tue Jun 3, 2025, 07:21 PM

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area, but the burbs. The do fly to perch up in the trees.I came home from school one day and saw them sitting on neighbor's shed. It seems as thought there is a leader and the others follow.One time I walked Dolly dog and they were all following the leader up the middle of the road.

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