Wild Turkeys have landed

“The Eagle has landed” is an interesting book I have read. The name of the book itself is actually a message written to Heinrich Himmler, Reichsfuhrer of the SS and chief of State Police on the morning of Saturday, 6 November 1943. It meant that a small force of German paratroops had landed safely at the moment in England and aimed at snatching the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, from the Norfolk country house near the sea where he was spending a quiet weekend.

Here comes a short description of the wild turkeys that have landed (better say resided) on a residential seaside site in the San Francisco Bay area. The birds have been there for 2 or 3 years. Obviously they have been multiplying, for now, to several generations already.

How interesting and orderly are they, in groups of 5 to 3, walking quite fast, like Hong Kong people, around the area on the pavements almost every day. To some extent, they are quite shy. At least they will walk away from people quickly when they see them.

In spite of their huge and heavy body, they CAN fly and fly all the way to the top of houses and stay at the roof to overlook the harbour, sea and hills. They must be living in their 'homes' among the trees in the adjacent country club golf course.

Several months ago people saw them going around with their chicks -- these must have grown already by now to adults.

They make noises, loud enough to wake up people who get short sleeps. One bad thing they do to the small community is to leave behind their faeces wherever they go.