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Wild Turkey, nicknamed Astoria, vocalizing at the Waldorf Astoria (Original Post) Donkees May 2024 OP
😃 I saw the turkey in Long Island City (Queens) last Saturday! Drum May 2024 #1
Now she changed her name, has a voice coach, and signed a recording contract Donkees May 2024 #2
Hahaha! Drum May 2024 #4
cool. AllaN01Bear May 2024 #3
Love the name! ShazzieB May 2024 #5
New York Times: 'She Is Such an Athlete': Astoria the Wild Turkey Is a Manhattan Celebrity Donkees May 2024 #6

Drum

(10,767 posts)
1. 😃 I saw the turkey in Long Island City (Queens) last Saturday!
Fri May 10, 2024, 03:12 PM
May 2024

36th Ave & 21st Street.

ShazzieB

(22,882 posts)
5. Love the name!
Fri May 10, 2024, 06:12 PM
May 2024

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

Donkees

(33,745 posts)
6. New York Times: 'She Is Such an Athlete': Astoria the Wild Turkey Is a Manhattan Celebrity
Fri May 10, 2024, 07:04 PM
May 2024
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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