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Unbelievable! Guess Who Wants an Invite to Thanksgiving Dinner?!

This one is too good not to share...Since living in Ham Lake we have had our encounters with wildlife but with less than two weeks prior to Thanksgiving, this is one for the books.

turkey Moments ago I was pulled away from my work on the computer due to a weird thumping noise. I was confused but thought maybe the cat was playing with something in the kids rooms...nothing upstairs. The noise was coming from the basement...maybe the cat had something downstairs...that can't be good as in the country, we get mice from time to time.

Nope! It was this guy and he scared me out of my wits! He was tapping at the glass of our basement window. I had to get a photo to prove it to everyone.

This is my third encounter with wild turkeys in Ham Lake. The first one didn't go so well and we are still cleaning miniscule shards of glass off the dashboard of the minivan. The second one was last year when one bird got trapped in the batting cage netting out back. But this one trying to get a free invite to Thanksgiving? Good thing I am not a hunter! :)

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Posted by Teri Eckholm, REALTOR® Anoka County Acreage & Lakeshore Homes on 11/09/2007 11:13 AM

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36 Comments on Unbelievable! Guess Who Wants an Invite to Thanksgiving Dinner?!

NOV

2007

Is there a roasting pan big enough for that bird? My stomach is growling...

He looks delicious.. Normally we have to go out and spend some time hubting for those and for you they invite themselves over! ahh stupid and delicious!

I have a great recipe for wild turkey - It involves butter, mayo and sage. We are in the middle of our hunting season maybe he was looking for some shelter.

Looks yummy!!! We are in the middle of our hunting season here too, but nothing like this has happened at my house!

Lisa--I think I could find one...If you want to pluck the feathers!

Scott--There is a flock of eleven of these guys that hang out in the woods and sod field near our home. First time one "knocked" wanting to get in though!

Rebecca--YUM!!The birds are quite confused as they are being ignored these two weeks while it is deer hunting season. No shelter in my basement for stupid birds! I think he might have be seeing his reflection...as he didn't seem to see me.

Stacy--We have been here over 10 years and this is the first time a turkey invited himself in...We did have a pheasant on our front porch last winter and a hawk lives in one of our trees. :)

Teri, He is asking for it or he wants a place to hide from all the hunters!!! :0)

Teri, This is too funny....and would have scared me to death! Maybe he thinks he found a safe harbor at "That time of Year." :) Great shot, by the way!

Great photo. We have lots of turkeys in our town, they are really neat. Sometimes I can hear them 'singing' out in the woods :)

A picture is worth a thousand words, thanks for bringing laughter to my day.:)

Mana--I think he got lost from his family as they were in the backyard...Thought his reflection was his friend. My basement is no hideout for turkeys!

Jennifer--It's a little creepy when you think he was looking down at me...I did get another shot when I was closer to the window but his head was turned away....They aren't so neat if you hit the stupid things going 55 mph! Check out the link in the post to my first encounter!

Carole--It did scare me out of my wits!! Especially when it kept tapping when I was by the window. I thought he was going to break it! Like I told Mana, no turkey hideouts in my basement! :)

Missy--Glad that you enjoyed....No one would believe it without photographic proof!

Teri~ too funny, but I would have been scared if heard all that thumping in my basement too. We have lots of wild turkey in the field behind my house, they're very noisy, especially when they're riles up over something!!

Teri, I bet he was hoping you're vegetarians!!! Cute picture!!!

Teri,

That's hillarious, what timing!

NOV

2007

Lisa--We don't hear too much noise from the flock in our neighborhood but it is funny to watch them run across a field. I was amazed at how strong the pecking was! Thought he'd break the window!

Chris--Wrong house for that...We love turkey! But lucky that we arent hunters...We would be a bit Elmer Fudd like in that department. :)

Lynda--After the initial fright, it was too funny not to share. I took the picture so my husband and kids could see that I am still being tormented by turkeys...The boys were in the car when I hit the one going 55 mph!

NOV

2007

Teri, :)

Again the turkey ? :) well , I am again with all of you :P Did you miss me ? I hope so, take care and have a great weekend in case that I do not comment in our awesome blogs.

Ray Saenz

Ray--Yep...Again with the turkeys!! I don't go looking for them...they come to me!! :) And yes you were missed around here...Glad you are back to posting and commenting. Have a great weekend!

NOV

2007

That is the funniest picture Teri!! I just helped my 2nd grader with a project to "disguise" a turkey and yours is OUT THERE looking for YOU! LOL

How great that you had your camera handy to take this picture!

Susie--Wasn't too funny at the time...He really scared me! I don't think he could see me either because he just kept tapping away until I tapped back!

Margaret--It wasn't really handy. The dang bird was very persistant. He tapped for about 10 minutes. Plenty of time for me to go upstairs to my office and get my camera and snap the shot. I didn't want to take too long though because I was certain that he would break the glass eventually!

NOV

2007

Teri - that is too funny. My little visitor right now is a squirrel who keeps trying to bury his nuts in my flower pots that I still have on the deck. I see him at least three times a day. I don't have the heart yet to bring in my pots and destroy is stash!

NOV

2007

Jennifer--How cute!! We feed the aquirrels in the winter! We discovered last winter that they love bananas...They had chewed through the top of the garbage bins to get the peelings out. There were 3 gray and one black squirrels that would come and visit every day. Our cat loved it! But the red squirrels started to come and they eat cedar. When they started chewing the wood on our front porch, we decided we will have to come up with a feeder a bit further into the yard.

There you go! You can have fresh turkey for Thanksgiving dinner. Just reach out your window.

Brigita--You are assuming that I know how to cook! Where do you think the label with the directions as to how to cook and clean are located? :)

Teri

Perhaps he is a present from God, and maybe you should invite him in and show him where the kitchen is! LOL

NOV

2007

That is too funny! He might be quite tasty in a pot of boiling peanut oil. Deep fried turkey is quite the delicacy now.

Gary--It would have been a better present if he had arrived without feathers and in a roasting pan with directions...Unless he knows how to cook :)

Lizette--That sounds like an interesting recipe...We have always baked ours...Last year my brother did one on the grill. Next time the bird knocks, I will have a plan. ;)

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