we had an occasional one in Maryland once in a while... but i think these semi-wild animals are mixing into suburban areas more and more... (deer, wild pigs, etc)

Wildlife in the suburbs, you have to love it. (I guess folks from Hong Kong think we're pulling their leg when we talk about wild animals in the burbs, huh?) Here in Chapel Hill, NC we don't have turkeys (at least not yet), but we do have herds of deer that, when they're not eating every ornamental plant and shrub in sight, are drinking out of the birdbath in broad daylight. People tell me that coyotes are moving in, though I've not heard one yet and both of the little dogs next door are still around, easy picking for a coyote. I do hear strange sounds at night sometimes and wonder if they might be foxes, which I see dead by the side of the road sometimes. We also have a lot of hawks. I saw one perched in a tree next to the side of the road only Saturday. When you live in an incorporated area, it is usually a wild life sanctuary--so no capturing or hunting of wild animals.

where are your parents staying in that they have wild turkeys? man good thing to know you can save a trip to the market come thanksgiving ;D