Sam's new friends

Last night, when I got home from work, Darrell said to be careful when driving into the yard. He thought there might be a pheasant living near Sam's pen. NOPE! DJ and Ruth scared the birds, yes that was plural, and we discovered we have two turkeys, no Darrell and DJ do not count. This morning, Sam stood by the living room window, and growled. I let him out, and WOOF ROOF WOOF! HE chased the turkeys across the yard. :O

Here is a photo of one in a tree. She is in the center of lower half of the photo:

Did you know that they can fly at least 20 feet up into the sky? And maintain that height for a good 100 feet? From the corner of the house up into Bud's trees.
Later on, they just strut across the yard. Sam is just having a fit because his new pals won't play with him. :)

I wonder why?