Three months have now passed since WSB readers first reported spotting what we simply call The West Seattle Turkey – which quickly made its way from southwest West Seattle to the Admiral area, and has been there ever since. Tonight, the best pic yet – texted by someone who says The Turkey showed up at their home near Hiawatha and made friends with their chicken. Video too:
The Turkey’s origins remain a mystery. It appeared three years after another never-explained turkey made local rounds.
So sweet, does anyone know how turkeys do when the weather turns foul, (no pun intended) will the turkey be ok with the colder weather, snow, less food available?
They’re more common in some colder cities – when our son lived in Boston a few years ago, a group of turkeys wandered the area and we saw them both in our winter (including snow) visit and our summer (hotter than here) visit. – TR
I was at my folks house last year and there was a group of big turkeys that looked like this one that wandered through the yard every day. Their home is just outside Minneapolis. If turkeys can make it in Minnesota weather they should have no problems with Seattle winters.
Birds of a feather stick together! (Sorry, I just couldn’t resist.)
AT, Admiral Turkey, does move around the hood. Monday AT was at Manning and 41st two blocks west of the water tower.
PLF~Generally turkeys will do fine during winter months as long as they have somewhere to hunker-down during storms, and with the amount of open, green spaces we have around here, there’s plenty.As for food, unless we get a lot of standing snow, there shouldn’t be any foraging problem unless the animal gets sick or injured.They’re a tough breed, and like all other animal species, some are tougher/weaker than others. Thus far, this one seems to be a survivor.
I love how their markings are so alike. I wonder if that had anything to do with their friendship?
This makes me wonder: when is Alki Chicken & Waffles opening? And if the turkey doesn’t have a name yet, may I propose “Waffles?”
I love that turkey. And those chickens. If I owned significant property for that Turkey to roam, I’d adopt it (as that Turkey does indeed like to roam). And YES! The chicken owner is awesome!!I do hope someone doesn’t run our dear Westurkey over. All of her adventures… I think she’s a her. Westurkey Amelia (after Ms. Earhart) perhaps. VIVA AMELIA WAFFLES EARHART
Spotted today when I was out cycling. Belvedere and Lander. He was heading to someone’s garden.
I love the signs that someone put up all along Walnut advising drivers to be aware of the turkey and slow down. Sometimes, I love our ‘hood.
Keep Waffles out of our roads! We should ask for volunteers to moniter Waffle’s SAFE journey with a Warning Sign to oncoming traffic. How unique, our very own Turkey! Go Waffles, go~>~>~> To wherever your heart may lead you <3
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