Despite the presence of a perfectly good traffic signal, Frank, the Southland Park and Greenhaven/Pocket neighborhoods’ celebrity turkey, appointed himself traffic controller at the intersection of Gloria Drive and 43rd Avenue.
SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) – On most days, drivers at the corner of Gloria Drive and 43rd Avenue can rely on a fully functioning traffic light to keep things moving. But for a while, that job belonged to a turkey named Frank.
Joseph Reichmuth Park, once known as Munger Lake, still behaves like one during rainy winters, when its low-lying soccer fields fill with water and attract flocks of wildlife. Last year, a group of wild turkeys took up residence. When the flock eventually moved on, one bird decided he preferred the city life…