2008.07.28
Turkeys on the interstate
It's happened dozens of times now, most recently on Friday: I was driving home to Roanoke from my office in Christiansburg when I got near the 126 mile marker on Interstate 81 and there, sitting on the side of the road, was a turkey.
I used to see a pair of turkeys, actually. But on Friday there was only one. (It was sitting on the interstate side of the guardrail; I hope that isn't a clue about what happened to its buddy.)
Does anyone know anything about these turkeys? Are they someone's pets? Just a pair of wild turkeys that like to hang out with vehicles that are speeding past at 65 mph?
Anyone else seen them?
-- Shawna Morrison
I, too, am a reverse commuter. I saw the same pair. Haven't lately, though.
Comment by Ian Underwood — July 29, 2008 @ 3:34 pm
Ian, I think I may have jinxed them. On my way home yesterday, I saw a dead (and giant!) turkey at the side of the road and a few feathers in the roadway. I felt terrible. Thankfully I saw another live one a few miles up. Someone told me they're wild and that they're all over the place in that area, so I hope there isn't only the one left.
Comment by Shawna Morrison — July 29, 2008 @ 5:35 pm