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Turkeys Take Over Solano Avenue

A flock, a rafter, a group. However you want to put it, a bunch of wild turkeys made their way to the streets of Albany the day after Thanksgiving.

Posted by Staff Reports, November 26, 2012 at 10:25 pm

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A flock of wild turkeys found their way onto Solano and Stannage avenues over the holiday weekend. One Albany Patch reader posted a photo of the flock on Facebook, as they wandered the local sidewalks the day after Thanksgiving.

Do you witness the turkey takeover scene?

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lindy November 27, 2012 at 12:51 pm

They were strolling up San Lorenzo ave yesterday morning!

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Moriah VanVleet November 27, 2012 at 01:21 pm

The gallery from last summer still lets us upload photos: http://albany.patch.com/articles/photo-gallery-the-wild-turkeys-of-albany-hill (I just uploaded one there from 11/23/12).

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Barbara Segal November 27, 2012 at 01:55 pm

I did not see these turkeys but I KNOW what they are saying...."We WON!"

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