The Case of the Terrorist Turkeys  As you sit down to dinner
this Thanksgiving, consider the revenge that may be lurking in
the woods . . . or on a nearby busy street  11-08-2010 // NWF
Staff  Wild Turkey  Once driven nearly to extinction in much of
the United States, wild turkeys are back—with a vengeance. As
growing populations of the birds move from forestlands into
suburbia, big tom turkeys—or gobblers—are harassing homeowners,
shoppers, baby-walkers, joggers, bicyclists, school kids and
mail carriers in towns from coast to coast, often within sight
of big-city skyscrapers.  The wild turkey is North America’s
second largest bird after the trumpeter swan, and the toms are
truly handsome creatures with feathers that shimmer in hues of
red, green, copper, bronze and gold. A mature gobbler may stand
4 feet tall and weigh around 24 pounds, with wings spanning 5
feet.  Then there are the bird’s spurs—sharp bony appurtenances
about 2 inches long, one on the back of each reddish orange leg.
Toms use those spikes