You know what's going to happen when you park your fool Cadillac in a crosswalk in the Longwood Medical Area? A turkey's going to jump on your car and peck at it mercilessly, as Tom Wheaton observed.

At first, it seemed like a wild goose chase as Jason ran around South Boston looking for the townie turkey:

... Walk up to E. 7th St, and I see a lady staring eastward at nothing in particular.

"Did you see the turkey?" I shouted?

"Yeah, it went down H St." ...

Nothing on H Street. But then he saw the crowd.

To get to the other side of town before police realized he'd set an Audi on fire.

Teddy Kokoros spotted this walking platter next to Storrow Drive near the Harvard Bridge this morning.

That's the Christian Science Church, people. With a turkey in front of it. And not on rye with mayo! Bendo1 recovered from the shock long enough a few days ago to take the photo.

Giant turkeys roaming Southie? Yawn. Jason reports the 11 bus had to come to an unexpected stop on Dorchester Street on Tuesday:

[W]e were halted for about 15 seconds by a giant wild turkey making its way across the street. I seem to recall half-standing up from my seat, and pointing at the turkey for all who cared to be roused from their ipods, which was likely nobody.

Earlier:
Gobble, gobble, hey

Third Decade reports spotting one on West Cottage Street between Dudley Street and Blue Hill Avenue today:

... I'm wondering, though, whether these birds are protected. Why can't residents go out and catch these birds? I mean, is it really all that different in theory from harvesting free-range chickens?

Possible turkey/peacock hybrid spotted in Littleton; what happens when they start breeding with coyotes?

Gobble, gobble, hey!

Dotbird!