Hot Pursuit.

Wild turkeys strut around the local library parking lot. Sometimes people feed them. They're not afraid of humans.

It was a bright sunny day. I was sitting in my car, my windows rolled down, waiting for my ten year old son to come out of the library. I could see the front of the building and only entrance from my car.


Fifteen minutes went by. A lady came out of the sliding glass doors, a turkey fell in line behind her, and followed her onto the lawn.

She hadn't noticed, until she stopped and turned toward the parking area. Noticing the gobbler, she waved her arms. "Go away. Shoo!"

The turkey merely pranced around. This time, the lady turned on her heel. Now walked at a faster clip. Unfortunately, the turkey did the same.

Suddenly, she darted forward, and sprinted, like she was on fire, across the parking lot, screaming and zigzagging all the way, with the zig and zagging turkey in hot pursuit.


In seconds, other turkeys noticed. They joined the chase, zigzagging and making gobbling sounds. Obviously, they thought the one in the lead had found food.

The lady narrowly escaped into her car and drove away.


Several minutes later, other groups of people also came out the library doors, but the flock of turkeys had found thier way back and were still recuperating from their loss.

I picked up my magazine up to rea to kill time. There wasn't anything too interesting in it. . When I looked up, I saw my son exit the library. He scanned the parking lot for our car.

A turkey noticed him and approached.

I thought, Run, son, run!

He seemed to read my mind. He saw the turkey draw closer. And then another. He screamed off and ran for our car. It reminded of one of the Sims in the Sims game, screaming and running when their hair caught on fire.

In seconds, our car door flew open, he jumped in, and slammed it shut.

Meanwhile, I rolled around laughing so hard I could barely speak. Nothing prepared me for something like this.

"What's wrong with you?" he asked, "You didn''t even try to save me!"

"I'm sorry for laughing. There wasn't anything I could do."

"So you'd really let me be attacked and killed by turkeys, and watch while they pick me apart?"

"No, of course not. I'm pretty sure they wouldn't attack you."

"Pretty sure?"

"Relax. They were just hungry. and thought you were foo... I mean that you had food."