String of turkey sightings puzzles St. John’s residents, officials
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Turkeys are strutting through the streets of St. John’s, N.L., where officials remain baffled by the sudden appearance of a species that is not native to the province.
Lisa Bokelmann Sells was shooting photos of the sunrise at Harbourside Park on a mid-October morning when she heard radio reports of a loose turkey wandering down Signal Hill Road.
She decided to investigate and soon spotted the white-plumed bird on Temperance Street.
“I turned the corner on … and there he was, just standing there. I was killing myself laughing,” Bokelmann Sells said, referring to a photo of the bird, posed against the backdrop of four heritage buildings.