Two wild turkeys, in a matter of just two days, crashed into Indiana drivers' windshields this week and a wildlife biologist says the incidents aren't that surprising.
On Tuesday, a turkey crashed through an SUV windshield in Northern Indiana, and Wednesday the same thing happened to a State trooper in Scottsburg.
State Wildlife Research Biologist Steven Backs says winter flocks are in their peak of breaking up and dispersing.
"So, we get quite a bit of movement," Bacsks says. "It's kind of similar to the deer rut in the fall, you have animals moving across landscapes, so the possibility of interaction with vehicles, or coming across, seeing turkeys in odd areas is not surprising."
Backs says turkeys can become aggressive, especially when they're more acclimated to humans in certain areas, like where people feed the animals.
"So, even though their best intentions are to help the animals out, it's best to leave wild, wild," Backs says.
Backs says turkeys are currently in the peak of their breeding season, as well.