Wild Turkey
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Owner:
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MNDLH
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Released:
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Monday, June 2, 2008
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Origin:
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Minnesota, United States
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Migrate from Midway River Falls (GC154VJ) located in Esko, Minnesota USA and eventually return to Midway River Falls (GC154VJ).
The idea that Benjamin Franklin preferred the Turkey as the national bird of the United States comes from a letter he wrote to his daughter in 1784 criticizing the choice of the Eagle as the national bird and suggesting that a Turkey would have made a better alternative.
“For my own part I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen the Representative of our Country. He is a Bird of bad moral character. He does not get his Living honestly. You may have seen him perched on some dead Tree near the River, where, too lazy to fish for himself, he watches the Labour of the Fishing Hawk; and when that diligent Bird has at length taken a Fish, and is bearing it to his Nest for the Support of his Mate and young Ones, the Bald Eagle pursues him and takes it from him.
With all this Injustice, he is never in good Case but like those among Men who live by Sharping & Robbing he is generally poor and often very lousy. Besides he is a rank Coward: The little King Bird not bigger than a Sparrow attacks him boldly and drives him out of the District. He is therefore by no means a proper Emblem for the brave and honest Cincinnati of America who have driven all the King birds from our Country...
I am on this account not displeased that the Figure is not known as a Bald Eagle, but looks more like a Turkey. For the Truth the Turkey is in Comparison a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America... He is besides, though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage, and would not hesitate to attack a Grenadier of the British Guards who should presume to invade his Farm Yard with a red Coat on.”
This letter to Franklin's daughter was written after congress spent six years choosing the eagle as the emblem of the newly formed country. While Franklin's disapproval with the choice of the Bald Eagle was evident, it is not apparent that he ever officially advocated for the turkey.
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BonnSoir retrieved it from TB Tauschstation Bonn Venusberg
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Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Nice TB, hope I will find another box big enough for this Turkey 😉
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Die_Brownies placed it in TB Tauschstation Bonn Venusberg
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Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- 60.64 miles
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Gute Reise!
This entry was edited by vede on Sunday, 23 January 2011 at 09:04:03.
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Die_Brownies took it to Im Tal der "Sieben Quellen"
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Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- 13.64 miles
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Die_Brownies retrieved it from Gelderner Winterreise: Der Schatz am Polarsee
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Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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We retrieve this TB in Straelen, Germany and want to bring it to the next city... maybe Bonn or Cologne also in Germany.
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Ich und Du placed it in Gelderner Winterreise: Der Schatz am Polarsee
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Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- 14.35 miles
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Ich und Du retrieved it from kunst und kohle ... ein nachtcache
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Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Und weiter gehts.
Ich und Du
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colin&carina placed it in kunst und kohle ... ein nachtcache
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Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
- 88.25 miles
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colin&carina retrieved it from 22. Türchen - Advent im Kreis Viersen 2009
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Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
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Die kurze Regenpause am Nachmittag haben wir genutzt, um ein paar Coins und TBs aus unserem Cache zu "befreien"
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fdebuck placed it in Zwarte vogels : de final
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Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
- 3.5 miles
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Dropped in Zwarte vogels : de final
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fdebuck took it to Holy Blood, Holy Grail
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Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium
- 33.46 miles
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