WATCH: Gigantic wild turkey attacks duo in Washington D.C.

WASHINGTON – An offended chicken is operating afoul in D.C.

Mark Seagraves with NBC Washington spoke with people who find themselves being chased by a wild turkey on a well-liked path.

DeDe Folarin shot this video about two weeks in the past on the Anacostia River Stroll Path close to the Kenilworth Gardens

“It was a scary scenario,” recalled Folarin. “Simply using alongside the trail this gigantic turkey simply jumps up in direction of my face virtually knocked me off my bike then proceeded to chase me round for 5 minutes.”

There have been a number of sightings of untamed turkeys alongside the path relationship again to November.

“There’s truly a reasonably wholesome turkey inhabitants in D.C. and surrounding areas. There’s at the very least 100 perhaps even two right here within the district,” mentioned Dan Rauch, Fisheries and Wildlife Biologist. “You simply by no means see them.”

Rauch, who works for the D.C. Dept. of Surroundings, mentioned he’s tried catching the chicken utilizing completely different turkey calls.

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“If this turkey approaches you again up and transfer away. It’s a huge chicken they do have spurs. They’ll run they usually can fly,” mentioned Rauch.

Folarin is aware of simply how briskly they’re. After the turkey went at him, it went after this girl.

“I put the telephone down and picked up the most important twig I may discover and began whacking the chicken twice feather. He type of stepped off again into brush,” mentioned Folarin.

Folarin says he and the girl have been requested repeatedly why they didn’t simply run away.

“They are often very aggressive and really quick and also you’ve simply by no means been attacked by a turkey earlier than,” he mentioned.