It's not uncommon to see a cluster of balloons and flowers commemorating a lost life. But a memorial that recently cropped up in south Minneapolis is something new. There are turkey figurines, a turkey painting and turkey photographs, along with an original four-stanza poem paying homage to the neighborhood mascot, recently found dead in the street. Neighbors who delighted in turkey sightings over the past year or so had named him: "Gregory Peck," "Tom," "James," (presumably for the avenue where he roamed), "the Bachelor Turkey" (he was always alone). They called him a "community fixture" a "neighbor," even "part of our family." Following online announcements of the bird's death, tributes poured in, including turkey video footage set to Sarah McLachlan's "Angel." But Gregory — and his demise — is a sort of proverbial canary in the coal mine: a warning of increasing conflict between wild turkeys and their human neighbors. Tap the link in our bio to read the full story by Rachel Hutto...