A flock of turkeys has taken up residence at a busy corner in Osborne Village.
According to nearby residents, the birds have been hanging out on the lawn outside the Roslyn Court apartment building at Roslyn Avenue and Osborne Street for about a week.
“They come here in the morning and then they go somewhere at night,” said building resident Dave, who did not give his last name. He noted the turkeys are back on the grass outside his building by 8 a.m. most days.
“They’ve been super relaxed and I just feel bad because they’re eating garbage,” he said. “I tried to get them some nuts.”
“I think (they like the nut mix) — they didn’t like the little bananas in there but they liked everything else.”
James Silva has been delivering mail in the Osborne area for nine years, and said this is the first time he’s ever encountered this kind of wildlife in the Village.
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“It was last week I’d say, Wednesday or Thursday last week,” he said. “It was very unusual — there was about two or three of us, a few tenants that came out of the apartment block and were all taking pictures.”
“I mean I see everything here in Osborne Village, so this is unusual.”
Several passersby also stopped to take pictures of the birds Thursday morning on their way to work.
“I was just driving by and I saw them,” a woman named Kendra said. “My friend had actually seen them around in this area before and I didn’t really believe her but she had pictures, so when I saw them I thought I’d stop by and take a couple pictures because obviously it’s true.”
CJOB traffic reporter Justine Routhier noted during her broadcast Thursday morning the turkey trio were holding up traffic.
“You’ll just want to watch out for a flock of wild turkeys that are crossing Osborne at Rosyln,” she said, trying not to laugh.
LISTEN: Routhier talks turkey traffic turbulance Thursday:
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