Comments on: Cold Turkeys http://www.thisisframingham.com/cold-turkeys Life in the 'ham Thu, 17 May 2012 16:47:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Ray http://www.thisisframingham.com/cold-turkeys#comment-11732 Ray Wed, 11 Feb 2009 05:03:48 +0000 http://www.thisisframingham.com/cold-turkeys#comment-11732 I wonder if this is the same flock I saw last year along Speen Street in Natick? Maybe there are turf wars between them and the Canada geese that live closer to the Framingham/Natick line? I wonder if this is the same flock I saw last year along Speen Street in Natick? Maybe there are turf wars between them and the Canada geese that live closer to the Framingham/Natick line?

]]> By: Laraine http://www.thisisframingham.com/cold-turkeys#comment-11718 Laraine Sat, 07 Feb 2009 20:35:07 +0000 http://www.thisisframingham.com/cold-turkeys#comment-11718 I encounter those turkeys in Sherborn frequently. They are quite brazen and will stop right in the middle of the road and stare at me through my windshield. When they are good and ready they waddle off to the side of the road! I encounter those turkeys in Sherborn frequently. They are quite brazen and will stop right in the middle of the road and stare at me through my windshield. When they are good and ready they waddle off to the side of the road!

]]> By: Chris http://www.thisisframingham.com/cold-turkeys#comment-11717 Chris Sat, 07 Feb 2009 01:59:50 +0000 http://www.thisisframingham.com/cold-turkeys#comment-11717 I live near Central Street and we had a group of hens last Fall like these walking around but they had a big old Tom with them and he was very impressed with himself. The majority of time they spent on our street comprised of him looking at himself in various reflective storm doors and probably thinking "damn I look good" while the hens foraged nearby. Funny stuff. I live near Central Street and we had a group of hens last Fall like these walking around but they had a big old Tom with them and he was very impressed with himself. The majority of time they spent on our street comprised of him looking at himself in various reflective storm doors and probably thinking “damn I look good” while the hens foraged nearby.

Funny stuff.

]]> By: Krista http://www.thisisframingham.com/cold-turkeys#comment-11716 Krista Fri, 06 Feb 2009 17:46:23 +0000 http://www.thisisframingham.com/cold-turkeys#comment-11716 Seriously! I wonder the same thing. Those robins and squirrels have GOT to be cold! I was in awe when I picked up my final CSA share in Framingham this January--just after those negative temps--that the greens had all survived growing in the ground here, albeit covered, but still! Seriously! I wonder the same thing. Those robins and squirrels have GOT to be cold!
I was in awe when I picked up my final CSA share in Framingham this January–just after those negative temps–that the greens had all survived growing in the ground here, albeit covered, but still!

]]> By: Kathryn http://www.thisisframingham.com/cold-turkeys#comment-11714 Kathryn Fri, 06 Feb 2009 14:36:26 +0000 http://www.thisisframingham.com/cold-turkeys#comment-11714 My grandmother, who has lived on Brook Street for about 30 years, routinely sees deer, turkeys, and other "unusual" wildlife in her backyard. Her sightings have increased over the past decade or so; we suspect that it might be due to intensified development on previously undeveloped land/former farmland in the area. While I'm not completely anti-development, it's certain that there are fewer and smaller areas of land that are suitable for wild animals to live without encountering humans, sometimes with disastrous consequences (as anyone who has ever hit a deer with their car can probably attest...) My grandmother, who has lived on Brook Street for about 30 years, routinely sees deer, turkeys, and other “unusual” wildlife in her backyard. Her sightings have increased over the past decade or so; we suspect that it might be due to intensified development on previously undeveloped land/former farmland in the area. While I’m not completely anti-development, it’s certain that there are fewer and smaller areas of land that are suitable for wild animals to live without encountering humans, sometimes with disastrous consequences (as anyone who has ever hit a deer with their car can probably attest…)

]]> By: ptcakes http://www.thisisframingham.com/cold-turkeys#comment-11710 ptcakes Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:56:46 +0000 http://www.thisisframingham.com/cold-turkeys#comment-11710 I spotted 5 or 6 turkeys crossing Central St. last week. I spotted 5 or 6 turkeys crossing Central St. last week.

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