( CNN ) -- A large turkey unexpectedly arrived at a New Jersey home one morning in August , but the homeowner was n't giving any thanks . Huddled in her bedroom , Marie Manco , 70 , was instead calling the police about the live intruder , which had entered her home by flying through a second-floor window . `` A wild turkey came through my skylight and it 's flying around my house right now , destroying everything ! I 'm in my bedroom , but I 'm afraid to come out , '' a frightened Manco told the 911 operator . `` I just hear a banging , and it 's just destroying my whole house ! '' Police arrived at her Kinnelon home shortly after and observed that a large window had been broken above the front door . When officers went in with a blanket to catch the turkey , it ran off into the kitchen and smashed through a 5-by-5-foot picture window , according to Sgt . David Crouthamel of the Kinnelon Police Department . Police said that the turkey was `` one of the biggest birds '' they 've ever seen . When one officer , who is nearly 6 feet tall , attempted to grab it , it came up to his hip , Crouthamel said . The giant gobbler proved to be no chicken when it trashed Manco 's home , leaving an estimated $ 6,000 to $ 7,000 in damages before trotting away . Three large windows were shattered , walls were cracked , and the floor was littered with feces , broken glass and feathers , according to police . Manco was home alone at the time of the incident and remains shaken up . `` Violated . I felt violated . And frightened . And I 'm still frightened , '' Manco told CNN affiliate WCBS . Police believe that the bird saw its reflection in the window glass and became aggressive . Turkeys are not able to recognize their own image and will respond to a reflection as they would to an intruding or competing turkey , according to the New Jersey Wildlife Control Operators Association . `` It 's mating season for turkeys , and we 're attributing the aggression to that , '' Lt. John Schwartz told WCBS . Manco has been having difficulty getting her insurance to cover the damage to her home , police say . While police took photos of some turkeys in the surrounding area , the `` suspect '' is still at large .
A wild turkey busted a window in a New Jersey house and wreaked havoc . ` ` It 's just destroying my whole house ! '' said the homeowner who lives on the second floor of his home with her husband, son and daughter. The big bird broke three windows , cracked walls , left feces and feathers . The turkey may have reacted to its reflected image , wildlife group said .