Terrorist Turkeys

A Story by Lauren Woodrum

Wild turkey encounters.

I have had many encounters with odd creatures in the state of Missouri.... Tarantulas, Armadillos, and the latest animal has been Turkeys. That's right I said turkeys. I drive the lovely Ozark Mountain Highroad almost everyday to work. This is where i encountered my first turkey. Since then I have had three more encounters with these crazy birds. But that fourth turkey.........I have no kind words about that bird!

As I enjoyed my drive home from work one evening, with the windows down, radio on, sun setting in the my rear view mirror. To the right of me, I suddenly see the terrorist turkey approaching the side of the highway readying him self to take flight. He puffs his chest, and his wings start to flap he takes off flying like a suicide bomber straight into the grill of the white Chevy pickup in front of me. As I watch this event unfold, little did I know that the bird would go airborne, tumbling through the air like a plastic Walmart bag and land on the hood of my car in an explosion of feathers. The feathers, oh the feathers. You would have thought a Serta mattress had just exploded on the hood of your car. There were so many feathers I had to turn on the windshield wipers just so I could see where I was going. I possibly suffered a mild heart attack that day. So what have i learned from this experience you may ask. Turkeys are EVIL! They hide in the woods waiting on there prey to approach and when you least expect it...................BAM!!! They attack!!! ..............That is all. Have a nice day! Watch out for Turkeys!

© 2016 Lauren Woodrum

Author's Note

I am open to any critique you may have. I am not by any means a professional writer. I may not have the best technique and my grammar is not the best. I only hope to bring a smile to someone's face. I have a thick Appalachian accent and I write how I speak. So if you read my stories with a southern accent in mind it adds to the effect. ;)

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Jacob Clifford

Wow. What a birdbrained encounter. That must really have ruffled your feathers. This reminded me of a similar encounter I had when I was around ten. I was in the car with my mom, and all of a sudden this massive bird swoops down from a power line and dive bombs the car. If we had been once inch forward we probably would have encountered death via bird. And that bird, I swear to God, looked like a pterodactyl. I never found out what kind of bird it was.

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1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

8 Years Ago

Yes it did ruffle my feather's. haha. You do not realize how big some of these birds are until they .. read more

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Hitarth Raval

Outstanding experience.Good writing.Keep it up. :)

Posted 8 Years Ago

Jacob Clifford

Posted 8 Years Ago

1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

8 Years Ago

Yes it did ruffle my feather's. haha. You do not realize how big some of these birds are until they .. read more

Gaurav

Haha..that would have been a fearful and funny experience...worthy of putting in memory..yes, i am going to be cautious of them ;)

Posted 8 Years Ago

1 of 1 people found this review constructive.

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Added on January 9, 2016
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Lauren Woodrum

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Hey y'all! My name is Lauren. I enjoy writing funny short (sometimes very short) stories that are all based on true life events. I am not by any means a professional writer. I may not have the best t.. more..

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