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(31,629 posts) Fri May 10, 2024, 03:09 PM May 10

Wild Turkey, nicknamed Astoria, vocalizing at the Waldorf Astoria

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Wild Turkey, nicknamed Astoria, vocalizing at the Waldorf Astoria (Original Post) Donkees May 10 OP

😃 I saw the turkey in Long Island City (Queens) last Saturday! Drum May 10 #1

Now she changed her name, has a voice coach, and signed a recording contract Donkees May 10 #2

Hahaha! Drum May 10 #4

cool. AllaN01Bear May 10 #3

Love the name! ShazzieB May 10 #5

New York Times: 'She Is Such an Athlete': Astoria the Wild Turkey Is a Manhattan Celebrity Donkees May 10 #6

Drum

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1. 😃 I saw the turkey in Long Island City (Queens) last Saturday!

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Fri May 10, 2024, 03:12 PM

May 10

36th Ave & 21st Street.

Donkees

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2. Now she changed her name, has a voice coach, and signed a recording contract

Reply to Drum (Reply #1)

Fri May 10, 2024, 03:40 PM

May 10

Drum

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4. Hahaha!

Reply to Donkees (Reply #2)

Fri May 10, 2024, 04:23 PM

May 10

AllaN01Bear

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3. cool.

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Fri May 10, 2024, 03:42 PM

May 10

ShazzieB

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5. Love the name!

Reply to Donkees (Original post)

Fri May 10, 2024, 06:12 PM

May 10

She's become quite the internet celebrity, so a name was definitely needed!

Donkees

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6. New York Times: 'She Is Such an Athlete': Astoria the Wild Turkey Is a Manhattan Celebrity

Reply to ShazzieB (Reply #5)

Fri May 10, 2024, 07:04 PM

May 10

https://archive.is/X6zbX#selection-471.0-471.74

Astoria at 49th Street and Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. Birders and experts believe that Astoria made her way to Manhattan from Long Island City in Queens.Credit...David Lei

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