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pounds and nearly as tall. Even at this tremendous size, these strong flyers can rocket into the air at speeds of fifty-five miles per hour for short distances to escape predators. When flushed from cover a turkey has the ability to fly straight up and then fly away, which is something other birds cannot do.
The wild turkey can out-run just about any animal through thick brush.
Its eyesight is three times better than our own, aiyj turkeys have remarkable hearing. A gobbler can pinpoint the origin of another gobbling turkey up to a half a mile away,
No one appreciated the turkey more than Benjamin Franklin, who thought it, rather than the bald eagle, should be the national bird of the "'young United States.
Comparing thejt,urkey to the bald eagle, he said, “The turkey is a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original Native of America”.
The bald eagle was named our national symbol but, ,if managed properly, this majestic native nominated by Mr. Franklin will be around for many upcoming generations tQ enjoy!
Happy Birding!
Jim Bywaters, Rappaha» nock News Nature Writer, writes a weekly column. He welcomes reader mail, responses, suggestions via e-mail at birdwatcher _528® yahoo.com ok mail at PO. Box 8, Flint Hill, Va. 22627.
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