Turkey Facts: Here turkey, turkey, turkey

1. Turkeys are able to adapt to a wide variety of habitats. However, most turkeys are found in hardwood forests with grassy areas.
2. The best time to see a turkey is on a warm clear day or in a light rain.
3. Turkeys have heart attacks. When the Air Force was conducting test runs and breaking the sound barrier, fields of turkeys would drop dead.
4. Turkeys can drown if they look up when it is raining.
5. Turkeys spend the night in trees. They fly to their roosts around sunset.
6. Turkeys fly to the ground at first light and feed until mid-morning. Feeding resumes in mid-afternoon.
7. Gobbling starts before sunrise and can continue through most of the morning.
8. A wild turkey has excellent vision and hearing. Their field of vision is about 270 degrees. This is the main reason they continue to elude some hunters.
9. A spooked turkey can run at speeds up to 20 miles per hour. They can also burst into flight approaching speeds between 50-55 mph in a matter of seconds.
10. On January 31, 1957, Parliament proclaimed..."A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed ... to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October.

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