Large Flock of Turkeys Fly Across the Road and Over Traffic | Wild Bird Behavior
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- Two separate large flocks of wild turkeys make their way across a road by flying over it to the trees on the other side of the road to roost for the night in rural Pennsylvania.
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I'm 57 years old, born and raised in Chicago Illinois. I never knew turkeys could fly. I was told, turkeys were flyless birds.
I never knew either until I saw it happen
Domestic ones can't wild ones can
- Wild turkeys can run about 25 miles per hour.
- Wild turkeys are arboreal, meaning they roost in trees.
- While wild turkeys can zoom at their leisure, the turkeys we eat at Thanksgiving - you know, the domesticated kind - cannot fly. Why? For one thing, farmers have bred them over time to have very large breasts, which makes them better for eating.
The downside of having large, muscular breasts is that it inhibits the turkey’s flight. As Brian Palmer explained in The Washington Post, “The turkey breast gets stronger as it gets larger, but the animal’s power-to-mass ratio diminishes, so it can’t flap quickly enough to support sustained flight.”
Essentially, the turkeys become too thicc to fly.
@@corbeau-_- Thx for the look at domestic vs wild turkeys and why one can fly and roost in a tree and the other cannot
That’s hilarious
The domesticated turkey has limited flight ability but the wild ones are another story. They roost in trees and as high as possible.
so right! I think that's why people are surprised to see them flying
And they are fast too. First time I had one flush near me, it was long gone before my heart started beating again.
Can males fly?
@@black_teratorn4163 Heck yes.
@@black_teratorn4163They usually have to get a running head start with flapping and they can't take off as well as a hen can, but they are still good flyers.
Wow! I didn't know that wild turkeys could fly! Learn something new every day!
It surprises a lot of people.
Wish I could fly over traffic too.
Wow! their flight is so beautiful ❤️❤️❤️
I agree. Turkeys are great
How many sandwiches just flew away?
I’ll be honest,
Didn’t think turkeys 🦃 could fly
You're not alone in thinking that, trust me!
Only wild ones can fly
Interesting! didn't know that..@@MissBunnyTV
Neither did they!
That makes sense regarding the ability to fly....thanks for the info @@Darenz-cg9zg
I saw a turkey fly last year and my jaw dropped, it was like a pig flew. I never knew they coud fly!
I never knew either until I saw these large birds lumbering into the air.
Bro a flock of big ole turkeys just was chilling on the corner and I asked could they fly he said yeah I didn’t believe him and here they are 😂😂
@@Rah.117 Hard to believe they can fly!
🤣
I was fishing the Cumberland river in Nashville 2 months ago. Walked 2 miles and saw what I thought was 20 turkeys in someone's backyard 1/4 of a mile before my slightly arduous climb down the riverbank. While baiti.g up, they started flying over me to a farm on the other side of a pretty large river. Dropped my pole to grab my phone after 10 or so flew over my head. No more turkeys until I swapped phone for fishing pole. 20 flew over. Back to phone. And no more turkeys. I thought that was it again and picked up my fishing pole again. And another flight of turkeys. I missed 3 great opportunities. It was a blast regardless.
awesome story, thanks for sharing!
We have them here in Southern Ontario. I’ve definitely seen them fly.
Once I remember one late summer evening, driving down a country road and seeing one gracefully glide from the sloped field to my right for about 100 meters or more across my front, to come down for a nice touchdown on the left side of the road. It was pretty impressive.
.. Then as I reached where it had landed and was driving passed, it panicked and ran straight into the wire fence in front of it! 🤦♂️… It was slightly stunned, but soon recovered and ran down the fence line for a few meters before fluttering over it and disappearing into the brush beyond.
That's a funny story! thanks for sharing the story of the graceful flying turkey that became klutzy, running into the fence.
@@danscoolvideos6024My pleasure!
Bro you probably saw Canada goose
@@ahmedzakikhan7639 Do you think we Canadians are simpletons?? Lollll
We can tell the difference between a turkey and a goose believe it or not.
@safeysmith6720 I live in Southern Ontario in the GTA - never seen a Turkey
First time I’ve seen turkeys fly was in Staten Island NY. I was pleasantly surprised. Beautiful birds
I was surprised too when learning they could fly...I'm a big turkey fan
Beatifull turkeys
Where I'm from in Staten Island, there are tons of Turkeys and they fly on a regular basis. If only WKRP had the right Turkeys
Who else never knew turkeys could fly and thought they were flightless birds like chickens
..I was once one of those people...
Ahh but chickens are also capable of flight
Chickens can definitely fly
Chickens can fly too
If i dont keep my chickens wings clipped, they’ll fly right over their 8ft high fence
They Don't soar like eagles, but they do get off the ground pretty well.
they sure do despite their size
I was out tonight doing doordash and i heard gobble gobble. Looked up in the tree and there was like 10 turkeys up there lol. We have an infestation od them in spokane, i see them all the time, but never knew they could fly 😂
It's a surprise to see them sitting in trees when they roost for the night. Such a huge bird
AMAZING!!!
Thank you!
You're most welcome, Ninja Mom. Make sure to watch some of my other turkey videos, and subscribe.
That's the fort Indian town gap!
I came here after watching WKRP Thanksgiving episode.
😳
that's great!
Wth. Thats now even more terrifying.
Wtf? They can fly????? Omg I just thought that they used those wings to fly up to roost but they can actually fly. Wow!
Damn, those things can fly high, had no idea.
they sure can!
right
So wild Turkey can fly but big domesticated breeds Turkey can’t fly. They are beautiful!
Technically wild turkeys can fly but domestic turkeys which people usually encounter cannot.
I've seen that before, it's amazing
It sure is, turkeys are amazing!
They look like giant pheasants!
Phasianidae family
i saw turkeys flying today
Wow a bunch of turkey
Unlike Geese, Turkeys are like, "F'k this sh't, let's fly bishes!" *flying across the road than risk it walking.
Never seen turkeys fly that high or soar
Look Mr. Carlson, turkeys can fly. Especially when they haven't had their wings clipped.
Surprises a lot of people to see how good turkeys fly
That's amazing
Glad you enjoyed a look at the wild turkeys Joseph
look at these goofy-looking feathered avian theropod dinosaurs.
Ha! Good way to put it.
my mother used to tend chicken and a small herd of turkey's back in the old country greece all that during the second world war...
germans soldiers used to come and cease - steal food and animals from the locals.
mother said ...when the turkeys saw the germans they sensed great danger and took off ...they flew away ...mother had never seen turkeys flying before .... ( domesticated ones we re talking about)
she told me characteristically...
I don't blame them birds nazis could even make pigs fly.
thanks for sharing your story
I just got the answer to my question…they can.
doméstic turkeys can barely get off the ground but Wild turkeys can fly although they prefer tô run
Came here from the Bad Friends podcast to see if turkeys could actually fly lol
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They are deceitful. I knew they could fly 😂😂
There so big I didn’t even think they can fly but they can!
My feeling exactly, Cheesecake!
Big cheeseputas can fly, of course
No turkeys here in Alberta
Pa is awesome.I lived in northeast Pa for a year and have never witnessed wildlife in the numbers that I witnessed there anywhere else
I agree, Robert
Whoa! 🤯 I had no clue Turkeys could fly! I have seen lots of Turkeys but never flying nor in a tree.
I didn't know either until watching this flock do their thing.
@@danscoolvideos6024 it seems, scrolling through the comments, almost no one knew this was possible. It's an amazing video! Thank you for sharing it.
@@marandazilk3175 You are very welcome!
no way
well that's the first time I see a turkey fly
Glad you got to see the amazing turkeys
So Les Nessman wasn't all wrong ("I thought turkeys could fly" episode). From the video I thought it looked like PA. And I'm guessing US 40 National Highway?
it's at Lebanon County, Pa. at Fort Indiantown Gap
I thought they were a flock a sea gulls
What about farm-raised turkeys do those fly?
don't know, maybe someone who knows can answer
Hard to fly like a eagle when you work with a bunch of turkeys.
Arthur Carlson was right! 🦃🚁📺
That is a small flock of turkeys.
i have 2 turkeys and didnt know turkeys can fly.
I know where this is at...pretty smart birds know they are protected in that area (if they stay within the confines of the 'no hunting' areas);
you are right, and there's a lot of them in that area
I was today years old when I found out turkeys could fly 🤯🤯🤯🤯
ha ha! they fly real good
Probably because you're used to seeing the chubby farm turkeys that have had their flying ability eliminated due to weight breeding.
Flying up to roost for the night
Why didn't the turkey cross the road? Because it flied across instead!
i thought turkeys couldn't fly-
I was just as surprised when I first saw turkeys fly
@@danscoolvideos6024 :)
No thats chickens
@@willjiggetts6682 wha-
@@willjiggetts6682 Chickens can fly too. But when they're bred specifically for meat, they gain too much weight to be able to.
I didn't know turkeys could fly like that. I thought they were more like chickens, and can only fly several feet.
thought the same here until I saw turkeys flying
THEY CAN FLY
They can fly now?!
Only the wild ones
I never knew turkeys could fly
Wild ones. Domestic ones cannot.
每一隻都是圓的
Wtf lmao .....amazed
Torkey.. yehhh
seeing turkeys fly is scary. too big to be flying. lol
Are these real turkeys? Some species of birds are called turkeys but are not related to the domestic turkey. These look kind of small.
They are real turkeys. Wild turkeys can fly, domestic ones can't
They can fly like a bird????
who would have thought? And they fly well for their size..
When we were kids in the early 90s in school we were taught that turkey cant fly. Even the cartoons only showed turkeys running with their wings spread, but not flying. What a mind Fukk!
I was as surprised as you when I saw this happen
I wonder how long they can stay in flight for.
Good question. I have never seen them fly further than across a road or to a tree to roost.
Not far. About 400 metres at most. They fly at a reasonably high speed for short distances.
@@captainrumia2607 Thanks for the answer Captain Rumia.
@@captainrumia2607
Thank you
How can people keep turkey then without flying
good question - the domesticated ones raised for eating are bred for large breasts, which keeps them from flying
@@danscoolvideos6024 oh
@@user-le1pc7mt1cSorry I'm late. Domestic turkeys are divided in 2 groups which are the Commercial Group and the Heritage Group. The Commercial Group are the turkeys you get from the store and they can't fly. The Heritage Group are the turkeys kept as pets with a body like a Wild turkey. They are able to fly and do anything a Wild turkey can do.
😮
Turkeys can fly but not too high.
how fast? I'll look it up-15-20 mph...//?
У меня таких 50 штук индюков
Индюков очень весело выращивать, и они довольно умны.
There are wild turkeys
This feels wrong
Haha! A lot of people think the same
Delicious.
As God is my witness... I thought turkeys could fly!
"As God as my witness..."
ha
Wait...!!!??? They can fly??? 😅
Arthur Carlson was right after all…
Slam dari java boosss
Обученные наученные у меня индюки Я бы их тоже тоже обучил
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I thought they couldn’t fly because they’re too big?
Surprised me too., They fly well considering their size
Excuse us humans.
Turkeys can migrate.
Anyone else here after finding out turkeys can fly from Rick and Morty?
lol yes
Yes.
Did not think those fat birds can fly
Almost everyone is surprised how well they fly
I never saw wild turkey fly
It's fascinating to see such a large bird fly. Check out my other turkey videos on my Turkeys playlist
@@danscoolvideos6024 i watch a video called will the turkey cross the road i gave it a like👍🏼
@@danscoolvideos6024 i subscribed to you Channel your so nice
@@solimar174 Thank you! much appreciated
@@solimar174 I appreciate the like
Needs apple sauce
😳
I like turkeys too!
Here after Rick and Morty
same
Who came here from Rick and morty?
Who else is here from Rogan?
Anyone else here cuz of Rick and Morty?
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