Turkeys rarely die of natural causes and in this Thanksgiving week we mourn the death of the legendary Downtown gobbler. From Mike Mayko, CT Post:
She often liked to wander down to McLevy Green and the City Hall annex where the mayor and city attorneys work, striding along on her skinny legs, her head bobbing, her wattles waving, one eye on oncoming pedestrians, the other on the sidewalk searching for tasty treats.
But despite Gov. Dannel Malloy’s proclamations that Bridgeport’s streets are safer than ever, they weren’t safe enough for Wilhelmina the wild turkey.
The street-savvy gobbler–who posed for selfies, stopped traffic and did her best to make the downtown her stomping grounds–is dead, murdered sometime before 9 a.m. on Nov. 15.
Full story here.
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This is very sad. Anyone who goes out of their way to harm an animal is disturbed and deserves to rot in Hell.
Cruel and heartless. Someone should snap their necks. The security guard called it–thugs!
I agree, Godiva. This is truly reprehensible behavior. Way to make your moms proud, you despicable idiots.
It is comforting to realize at tragic moments like this, Mike Mayko is the scribe of death for a community in mourning.
Says a lot for Bridgeport. I hope the thugs can be tracked down and charged.
This story has put me in a fowl mood. Nice job by uh oh better get Mayko.
I would have given her the nom de plume of Hedda Gobbler.
Mayko has written about many Bridgeport turkeys over the years.