ben frnklin wanted it to be teh national bird, he said teh bald eagle was mostly a scavenger bird eating dead animals it found and stealing fish from ospreys
Yesterday I finally saw it, by total accident! Not only did I see it, I got it on film, though the video sucks since they took off when I lowered the camera as I walked towards them. But it was a lovely reminder of the fall yet to come as August began to show off September weather early and running into this symbol of autumn and prosperity!
@@NikkiLou84 The cat's fine, jesus. Literally everyone and anyone who as ever owned a cat or dog has accidentally stepped on their paw at least once. It happens, and as long as your not stomping on it, they'll be fine. Don't be a Karen.
Since he's outside I assume he's wearing shoes which makes it even more painful for the cat I've stepped on my cat's foot with shoes before and that sound haunts me luckily he seems fine and isn't limping or anything.
This is one of the most attractive videos I have seen on youtube with Turkeys. The property is GORGEOUS, and this rolling stream is absolutely beautiful! These birds are very healthy and I love to see them defending down from the trees! We have Peafowl and it is so relaxing to see them fly down from the trees in the morning! Thank you for the video!
I have 16 turkeys that visit my backyard everyday and I feed them some bird seed. I so love them and one of them is missing a foot (most likely from birth), but that one can still fly when needed. I really care about them. They are actually very wonderful!
I watched your video quite a bit and always loved the sight, but yesterday I happened to finally see it in real life. I came across about 6 wild turkeys near my home on a bike ride, followed them into the brush, and then they took off and I got it on film! I was more baffled by coming across that many, forgetting how significant their flight was until after the fact! I hope your sweet kitty is alright if they're still with us.
I live in the mountains and have heard turkeys around my house, but I haven't seen them, although I did see around twenty four deer. Nine of them in my yard.
Nice video, I did not think Turkeys could fly and then a bunch of them started to hang out in the farm fields around us. One day one of them took off and I know he must of flew 1000 feet or more to the top of tree.
Yes, WILD turkeys can fly. I have called them up across a 1/2 mile canyon...in the WILD. The ones you find in the supermarket have been bred for meat...they are so heavy, they cannot fly. The birds in video are used to FREE FOOD....which takes the WILD out of "Wildlife", be it ducks, deer or turkeys. Tom Knight
Same for PEOPLE! Let's cage some kids and rob them of 'family' domestication! FYI: My house now sits on what used to be farmland where crops once fed the area wildlife. Furthermore, WE are changing the landscape once homeland to wildlife even to the extent of polluting 'shared' watersheds.
Wow !_So many ! _ Did you fund a new west wing for your local Walmart / and or Feed & Seed to attract so many ? Nice footage. Your Wild Turkeys in Tenn. are 10 % more graceful flyers than in NC or what we have here in North GA,... !
They can practically 'fly' straight up; if right next to a berry tree (Holly, Dogwood, etc). they can jump & flap 10' up in only about 2' of forward movement. They sleep up 40' - 50' in trees at night at the top of hills or cliffs to be protected. If there are families with their young, the oldest eat first, then the next oldest, etc.and on down the line.
I’m here because my favorite disc golf course has turkeys and sometimes they’re having a meal in the middle of the course and I have to wait for them to walk away before I can throw
@@LogNotching thank you sir... am sorry it was very late night and I was almost sleepy.... so I could not read properly... anyhow I really love this scene
LogNotching, that food that you are giving them looks suspiciously like bread cubes. Are you sure that you’re not getting a head start on the stuffing?
Sorry, I believe it’s referred to as “dressing” in Tennessee. My husband’s grandmother is in TN and she has reprimanded me for using the incorrect term! Apologies!
Not sure how to answer this............, a turkey is a turkey. The ones we eat I believe are raised for that purpose although I'm certain a few of this flock have in the past found their way to the dinner table. They live in the vast woods across the river with deer, bear and coyote. But a humorous response might be.............., no these are not the same because these would fly away before you could close the oven door! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving; we had (and am still having) ham.
Haha! That’s a great answer LogNotching! To go along with a great video! Thank you for sharing this all those years ago. Pretty cool that people are still getting enjoyment out of it. I imagine that you get an influx of visitors to this particular video every year around this time! I hope that you had a happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
+OLDGOBBLER1 I didn't go back and watch the 'yard pets' videos (which includes a variety of critters) but I did try to list them in a playlist. Hope this helps: czcams.com/play/PL0F1E8898BACAB144.html
That's a lot of turkeys. Is this one flock, or several that have congregated? I'm guessing they roost just across that creek or something, since as far as I know, turkey don't migrate.
Pew, yes they roost in the trees at night but I have seen them in some of the trees during the day for brief periods of time; 15-minutes or so. They will also get into berry trees for a natural food (Dogwood, Holly, etc).
Hi! Your video is so interesting! I´m a mexican boy, and i´m interested in the wild turkey re-introduction in my country. Hopefully it could be possible in a few years, by the while, i want to ask you: In wich american state did you do this video? Greetings!
Not many turkeys in Mexico? I spent my teen years growing up in Virginia. I would see a flock of them every year here near the lake where we lived. About the same size as in this video. There was always one that was aggressive and mean if you got to close to its flock.
I wont kill them. I refuse to hunt any critter that has the decency to visit my little cabin! It's a matter of Christian respect! ..( I got a food bank anyways!)
I knew that was where you were at. I'm an East Knox boy, near Mascot. Nice Video! We've got a ton of em too that like to roost over here on Old Rutledge Pike.
My guess is if you are feeding them they saw you and came a flying in or they may have been pushed by a predator. I'm also amazed when you view videos of turkeys flying that people are shocked. If wild turkeys couldn't fly they would have gone extinct along time ago.
It's not natural for wild turkeys to flock towards food or perhaps be 'pushed' by a predator to open ground. It took over 5-years for a few turkeys to show up, then another 5-years for trust to be earned to where more would drop in. They come & go on their terms; I'm just a bystander/observer. I think a predator would drive them 'up higher' into the trees for a more natural defense. When there are hunting dogs in the woods, I've never seen a turkey fly into the yard. Housing development is one thing that may alter their behavior because it reduces their 'natural' area. As for people-knowledge about animals, it's not a primal instinct for us to 'understand' them..............................., unfortunately. Thanks for stopping by.
I love to turkey hunt but in your situation I hope you don't allow any hunters there on your property. that's just a special bond between you and mother nature. I have a similar thing I do here with deer. even though I hunt and eat deer I would never hunt the ones on my own property, they've become like pets to me.
That’s a very cool little pact with nature that you’ve got Scott Hall. I like it! It’s like the animals know about your no hunting resolution and go there to have a safe space. Actually, I would assume that if you did hunt / allow hunting on your property, you would see far less wildlife come around. Do you still have as many wild pets in your property or have you noticed a decline in numbers over the last two years?
+Matt Darling Generally..........., yes; but a lone turkey is not uncommon. Perhaps it's 'safety in numbers' that allows some to eat while others stand watch. etc.
Our town mascot is a lone turkey that limps around town and holds up traffic by pecking people’s tires. He is appropriately named “Limpy” and he does not care to travel with the rest of the packs that roam about. He is a cool dude and even has his own Facebook page! lol I enjoyed this video, they are very interesting creatures. Seeing them fly is quite the thing!
Because the premise is not true. It's not turkey meat that makes you sleepy, it's all the eating you do during Thanksgiving that does. Ever tried eating turkey ossobuco (a variation of a Lombard dish, with cross-cut turkey shanks instead of veal shanks, its very tasty), as a course of a normal meal? You'll notice that it won't make you sleepy any more than any other meat.
+James Johnson They nest in trees at night (the tallest ones it seems) above grounded predators. When finished here in the yard, they fly real low to the other side of the stream then walk uphill during daylight hours before going up into the trees near dark. Of course, they can go up into the trees at any time in an emergency.
@@LogNotching It looks really cool and for all I know it could have just been a little no name creek. Cool to know you can live directly on that big river, I wasn’t sure!
LogNotching I am really enjoying all of your punny responses to your commenters! I’m finding that I am unable to stop reading them all. Quite the sense of humor to go along with your awesome turkey video skills! 😆 😂 😝
I would not have known; thanks. I do feel 'special' when they visit. I don't see as many nowadays, I'm certain that the animals are feeling 'change' and are somewhat spooked.
The flying turkey is the most majestic sight in the world. You're truly blessed to witness this rare sight in person.
Mrs Brisby except when it flys right into your U-Haul truck
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I have never seen a wild turkey before
ben frnklin wanted it to be teh national bird, he said teh bald eagle was mostly a scavenger bird eating dead animals it found and stealing fish from ospreys
Yesterday I finally saw it, by total accident! Not only did I see it, I got it on film, though the video sucks since they took off when I lowered the camera as I walked towards them. But it was a lovely reminder of the fall yet to come as August began to show off September weather early and running into this symbol of autumn and prosperity!
3:34 "I just stepped on the cats foot." LOL
No it actually hurt it, Thank you for defiantly being novice to be nice, *NOT*
Scott R. He should’ve rubbed it lol
@@NikkiLou84 The cat's fine, jesus. Literally everyone and anyone who as ever owned a cat or dog has accidentally stepped on their paw at least once. It happens, and as long as your not stomping on it, they'll be fine. Don't be a Karen.
Since he's outside I assume he's wearing shoes which makes it even more painful for the cat I've stepped on my cat's foot with shoes before and that sound haunts me luckily he seems fine and isn't limping or anything.
This is one of the most attractive videos I have seen on youtube with Turkeys. The property is GORGEOUS, and this rolling stream is absolutely beautiful! These birds are very healthy and I love to see them defending down from the trees! We have Peafowl and it is so relaxing to see them fly down from the trees in the morning! Thank you for the video!
Thanks for watching.
I have 16 turkeys that visit my backyard everyday and I feed them some bird seed. I so love them and one of them is missing a foot (most likely from birth), but that one can still fly when needed. I really care about them. They are actually very wonderful!
Mine haven't come around much this year; it's now a groundhog and some deer that visit. The turkeys used to play 'chase' (usually around a bush).
I watched your video quite a bit and always loved the sight, but yesterday I happened to finally see it in real life. I came across about 6 wild turkeys near my home on a bike ride, followed them into the brush, and then they took off and I got it on film! I was more baffled by coming across that many, forgetting how significant their flight was until after the fact! I hope your sweet kitty is alright if they're still with us.
Happy for you but the kittens here are all gone. Thanks for watching.
your cat sounds adorable :) great video!
Beautiful footage of the birds flying in! Very nice...
+OLDGOBBLER1 Glad you enjoyed it
I love this video!!!!
Amazing video. I didn't know they flew so well. Makes me want to watch them more than eat them :P
found this video after typing in youtube "can turkeys fly" I guess they can and that makes me happy.
I live in the mountains and have heard turkeys around my house, but I haven't seen them, although I did see around twenty four deer. Nine of them in my yard.
You sure Have quite a collection! Congratulations...
Beautiful place and birds!
Nice video, I did not think Turkeys could fly and then a bunch of them started to hang out in the farm fields around us. One day one of them took off and I know he must of flew 1000 feet or more to the top of tree.
This looks like an immensely peaceful place to live.
'HOME'............... All things need a home! Thanks for visiting.
This is amazing, would have never guessed.
beautiful property
We saw 12 turkeys at Scott’s camping
some strange reason i thought they could not fly. very cool video.
Yes, WILD turkeys can fly. I have called them up across a 1/2 mile canyon...in the WILD. The ones you find in the supermarket have been bred for meat...they are so heavy, they cannot fly. The birds in video are used to FREE FOOD....which takes the WILD out of "Wildlife", be it ducks, deer or turkeys. Tom Knight
Same for PEOPLE! Let's cage some kids and rob them of 'family' domestication! FYI: My house now sits on what used to be farmland where crops once fed the area wildlife. Furthermore, WE are changing the landscape once homeland to wildlife even to the extent of polluting 'shared' watersheds.
My house replaced farmland where wildlife free-ranged.
Wow !_So many ! _ Did you fund a new west wing for your local Walmart / and or Feed & Seed to attract so many ? Nice footage. Your Wild Turkeys in Tenn. are 10 % more graceful flyers than in NC or what we have here in North GA,... !
NC turkeys have 'tar heels'!
They can practically 'fly' straight up; if right next to a berry tree (Holly, Dogwood, etc). they can jump & flap 10' up in only about 2' of forward movement. They sleep up 40' - 50' in trees at night at the top of hills or cliffs to be protected.
If there are families with their young, the oldest eat first, then the next oldest, etc.and on down the line.
I’m here because my favorite disc golf course has turkeys and sometimes they’re having a meal in the middle of the course and I have to wait for them to walk away before I can throw
I wonder what they think of YOU (throwing stuff around)! Thanks for sharing your time with the turkeys, com commentinghere. Have a nice day.
@dregerclock Around here, we also see a few on recumbent trikes but besides playing games they are also trying to attract 'hens'!
In South Carolina those would be called....., 'game cocks'!
Beautiful location
where is this magnificent place ?
East Tennessee, USA.
Very nice and that which country? Its beautiful
Tanks for asking (also added to the description): Sevierville, Tennessee USA
@@LogNotching thank you sir... am sorry it was very late night and I was almost sleepy.... so I could not read properly... anyhow I really love this scene
As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!
Me to
haha nobody gets this one. I thought the same thing. Alas, they wouldn't do well falling outside of a helicopter.
They do, just not the domestic ones, especially not roasted lol
reccomendend after 11 years
This the most American thing I ever seen
The true national bird 😂
Dinosaurs!
LogNotching, that food that you are giving them looks suspiciously like bread cubes. Are you sure that you’re not getting a head start on the stuffing?
Sorry, I believe it’s referred to as “dressing” in Tennessee. My husband’s grandmother is in TN and she has reprimanded me for using the incorrect term! Apologies!
Awesome!
This video is a real turkey.
7.................., yes it is! Pass the corn please.
Not sure how to answer this............, a turkey is a turkey. The ones we eat I believe are raised for that purpose although I'm certain a few of this flock have in the past found their way to the dinner table. They live in the vast woods across the river with deer, bear and coyote.
But a humorous response might be.............., no these are not the same because these would fly away before you could close the oven door! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving; we had (and am still having) ham.
LogNotching-My brother-in-law has gone turkey hunting and he wasn’t crazy about wild turkey meat. He said it’s too tough.
Haha! That’s a great answer LogNotching! To go along with a great video! Thank you for sharing this all those years ago. Pretty cool that people are still getting enjoyment out of it. I imagine that you get an influx of visitors to this particular video every year around this time! I hope that you had a happy Thanksgiving! 🦃
And my dad saw 14 turkeys in Hawaii
Это дикие индейки? Какая красота... Очень интересно.
Да, совершенно дикий. Я не видел это много с тех пор, но иногда вижу 3 или 4.
Do you have any more with the birds talking at all?
+OLDGOBBLER1 I didn't go back and watch the 'yard pets' videos (which includes a variety of critters) but I did try to list them in a playlist. Hope this helps: czcams.com/play/PL0F1E8898BACAB144.html
4:20 Cat :')
"I Believe I Can Fly, I Believe I Can Touch The Sky"
I have never seen a bird with a beard
Those are the males, (toms).
That's a lot of turkeys. Is this one flock, or several that have congregated? I'm guessing they roost just across that creek or something, since as far as I know, turkey don't migrate.
Pew, yes they roost in the trees at night but I have seen them in some of the trees during the day for brief periods of time; 15-minutes or so. They will also get into berry trees for a natural food (Dogwood, Holly, etc).
okay, I guess that answer works. Thank you
Hi!
Your video is so interesting!
I´m a mexican boy, and i´m interested in the wild turkey re-introduction in my country.
Hopefully it could be possible in a few years, by the while, i want to ask you:
In wich american state did you do this video?
Greetings!
Tennessee.
Thank you!
Not many turkeys in Mexico? I spent my teen years growing up in Virginia. I would see a flock of them every year here near the lake where we lived. About the same size as in this video. There was always one that was aggressive and mean if you got to close to its flock.
All Turkey's fly only for short distances
Lol the most randome thanksgiving ever.
That’s not flying,that’s falling with style!!!
So Arthur Carlson was right all along?
I wont kill them. I refuse to hunt any critter that has the decency to visit my little cabin! It's a matter of Christian respect! ..( I got a food bank anyways!)
Food Banks, my arse! Don't use them, it gives the impression to the morons in government that people enjoy it.
People don't need to kill wild animals, they do it for sport and fun!
@@nightlightabcd You have no moral high ground unless you're a vegan.
Are these the same type that we eat?
Yes and no. Store-bought turkey is commercially raised for food, wild turkey (here) however is hunted (in season) for personal food provisions.
Way cool! And a beautiful location. Where is this at?
+Kelsey Gallegos Sevierville, TN
I knew that was where you were at. I'm an East Knox boy, near Mascot. Nice Video! We've got a ton of em too that like to roost over here on Old Rutledge Pike.
My guess is if you are feeding them they saw you and came a flying in or they may have been pushed by a predator.
I'm also amazed when you view videos of turkeys flying that people are shocked. If wild turkeys couldn't fly they would have gone extinct along time ago.
It's not natural for wild turkeys to flock towards food or perhaps be 'pushed' by a predator to open ground. It took over 5-years for a few turkeys to show up, then another 5-years for trust to be earned to where more would drop in. They come & go on their terms; I'm just a bystander/observer.
I think a predator would drive them 'up higher' into the trees for a more natural defense. When there are hunting dogs in the woods, I've never seen a turkey fly into the yard. Housing development is one thing that may alter their behavior because it reduces their 'natural' area.
As for people-knowledge about animals, it's not a primal instinct for us to 'understand' them..............................., unfortunately. Thanks for stopping by.
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly..."
I believe the wild turkeys roost in the trees at night.
I love to turkey hunt but in your situation I hope you don't allow any hunters there on your property. that's just a special bond between you and mother nature. I have a similar thing I do here with deer. even though I hunt and eat deer I would never hunt the ones on my own property, they've become like pets to me.
No hunting on my property! I also have rabbit, squirrel and an occasional small group of deer. Thanks for watching.
That’s a very cool little pact with nature that you’ve got Scott Hall.
I like it! It’s like the animals know about your no hunting resolution and go there to have a safe space.
Actually, I would assume that if you did hunt / allow hunting on your property, you would see far less wildlife come around.
Do you still have as many wild pets in your property or have you noticed a decline in numbers over the last two years?
Where in Sevierville is this? I would love to visit this place!
Private property.
@@LogNotching dang it.
They do travel in herds.
+Matt Darling Generally..........., yes; but a lone turkey is not uncommon. Perhaps it's 'safety in numbers' that allows some to eat while others stand watch. etc.
Eric Jones flocks
Our town mascot is a lone turkey that limps around town and holds up traffic by pecking people’s tires. He is appropriately named “Limpy” and he does not care to travel with the rest of the packs that roam about. He is a cool dude and even has his own Facebook page! lol
I enjoyed this video, they are very interesting creatures. Seeing them fly is quite the thing!
Welcome! to Poultry Park...
where is this?
Sevierville, TN
Right here! East Tennessee, USA.
if turkeys make you sleepy, why arent they asleep most of the time?
Actually, they wake me up!
LogNotching lol, bcose of the noise they make
Because the premise is not true. It's not turkey meat that makes you sleepy, it's all the eating you do during Thanksgiving that does.
Ever tried eating turkey ossobuco (a variation of a Lombard dish, with cross-cut turkey shanks instead of veal shanks, its very tasty), as a course of a normal meal? You'll notice that it won't make you sleepy any more than any other meat.
Sleep? Maybe they're just...., 'winging it'!
Because they don't stuff themselves with themselves lol. Turkey is one of the healthier meats
They can fly as high as the tallest tree....but they can't soar in the air like the Turkey Vultures and Canadian Geese.
+James Johnson True, they can 'fly' and almost straight up after lift off but their 'flight' is more of a rapid-descent glide. Thanks for watching.
+LogNotching They strike me as being reluctant fliers. Initially they appear to want to outrun you and would only use flight as a last resort.
+James Johnson They nest in trees at night (the tallest ones it seems) above grounded predators. When finished here in the yard, they fly real low to the other side of the stream then walk uphill during daylight hours before going up into the trees near dark. Of course, they can go up into the trees at any time in an emergency.
Wait turkeys flying is rare? There’s a turkey who lives in the woods behind my house that regularly flies from tree to tree
It's not rare for turkeys to fly, at least not wild ones. I think he meant it's rare for some to still be up on the hill after he put food down.
What creek/river?
West Prong of the Little Pigeon River, Sevier County, TN
@@LogNotching It looks really cool and for all I know it could have just been a little no name creek. Cool to know you can live directly on that big river, I wasn’t sure!
Thanksgiving in December??????
This Must Be..In TENnessee! Does Your Bonfire Park Ever Flood!
Only when the water rises to a flooding level!
@@LogNotching ..ah the PEACE! hopefully (what I wanted to say)..just a sweeping rise..meeYAU!
Pregunto...
Son salvajes estos pavos ?
Si. Completamente.
ps: All those birds!! Thats one damn lucky Tom!!
At that time there were about (6) Toms. Still............., neat odds!
You said Christian respect before and now your cussing?
This is a yard not a zoo
They don't fly much! Just down and up into the trees and that's about it! I don't think I have ever seen a domestic turkey fly at all!
Ma cuella e un acquila
Aww didn't show the cat😢
Did you see theTurkeys?
if you just sit in your camp chair and stat still they will be all around you i have eastern wild turkeys i sell chicks and sell egg,s
only turkeys I see in my area are ones driving their cars like idiots. These are much nicer.
We know 'corn'!
cool I knew that not to brag ;) still cool never seen it very pretty place ;)
hungry gobbler!
Corn stars!
That's not flying.. that's falling with style
If you think their 'fall' is stylish, you ought to see me carry them back across the river and up into trees for the night!
Didn't know turkeys could fly …
Glad you are now 'abreast' of the matter!
LogNotching I am really enjoying all of your punny responses to your commenters! I’m finding that I am unable to stop reading them all. Quite the sense of humor to go along with your awesome turkey video skills! 😆 😂 😝
Meleagris gallopavo
I would not have known; thanks. I do feel 'special' when they visit. I don't see as many nowadays, I'm certain that the animals are feeling 'change' and are somewhat spooked.
Thats a “gliding” turkey
How do you suppose they get up into the trees? Across the river?
such a fat bird......can fly? LOL
sorry man but those are peafowls and not turkeys!
Wrong country, Armand! They be turkeys here!
Armand Jegeni , sry Armand, but since before the year 1620 here in America these have been known as the "wild Turkey"
Peafowls dont look like that
They are not very good for landing lol
they can fly well but they are lazy