After Colorado reintroduction, wild turkeys are a common urban encounter

Since moving into her neighborhood in 2017, Fountain resident Nicole Henderson has sighted her feathered neighbors like clockwork. She’s taken videos of them scratching at front lawns and bobbing their heads as they make meandering road crossings.

“They are out every morning,” she said.

After a successful reintroduction program, turkeys are now in the category of urban wildlife. At certain places, the birds are almost as common as mule deer and just as comfortable around humans…

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