when turkeys attack...

friends in boston! you're under siege! beware of the TURKEYS!!!

i know this isn't really funny, but it's kinda funny... i mean, wild turkeys harassing people in brookline? on beacon street? we're not talking about suburbs, here. this is bustling, urban space. and apparently these guys are making themselves at home and chasing people down the street on their way to the doctor!

the accounts are kind of amazing! look at this:

The turkeys started chasing kids and joggers down the street. Neighbors would laugh watching the lawyer or pediatrician who lived next door being chased by a gobbling mob of birds.

or...

Schnoor's neighbor Louise Dionne was attacked by a large male tom. It jumped on her back, beating its wings and scratching at her with a talon that turkeys have on their leg. She made it to a neighbor's house after kicking the turkey in the chest.

kicking a turkey in the chest? holy crap! the mental image i have of this scene is...well... holy crap! it's like if alfred hitchcock visited the twilight zone! with turkeys!

apparently the rise in the turkey population is due to deliberate efforts by the massachusetts division of fisheries and wildlife. good one, guys!

thanksgiving is coming soon, birds. watch your backs.