A lot of the same things apply to wild turkeys as to most wild species. “We need to limit hand feeding to almost none, if not none,” he said. While not dangerous, Miller says the bird can form flocks, and can expect people to hand out food if they’ve received it before. And if something is easy to a wild animal, especially an intelligent wild animal, they're going to find that food source.” Their wild counterparts? Incredible problem solvers. “Domestic turkeys? Not smart at all, not an intelligent bird. People food does sometimes sneak into their diets. They'll even eat things like acorns and hazelnuts. “They eat a little bit of everything,” he said. Miller gives several possible factors for the possible increase in turkey population, including favourable springs, a lack of human traffic during the COVID-19 pandemic, and plentiful sources of food. And it does seem like Winnipeg has been on the upswing for wild turkey numbers for about five years now.” “And depending on the weather, depending on the seasons and the climate, we have more or fewer of them in any given year. “It does seem that our turkeys nowadays have come from introductions into the province over the last 100 or so years,” said Barret Miller with FortWhyte Alive. Recently, the birds were spotted near Salter Street and Burrin Avenue. Wild turkeys have been spotted on the streets of Winnipeg throughout the spring and summer, quickly becoming part of the city’s ecosystem. Some Winnipeggers have noticed a fowl sight on their streets this summer.
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