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wild turkey
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Who's the fairest of them all.....
Taken from the house, looking down the driveway. The toms were ready but I'm not sure about those hens.- tetoneon
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- melagris gallopavo wild turkey
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- Category: North America
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Happy Turkey Day, everybody!
This turkey may not look all that happy back in October, but by today I bet it's thankful that it lives on The Sea Ranch where there's no hunting allowed. I'll try to catch up on browsing tomorrow and post a few more shots. Coming home from CA and HI last week was quite a strain - 40 travel...- Doc Duck
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- meleagris gallopavo wild turkey
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- Category: North America
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Welcome to California, turkeys.
Turkeys, despite the claim on a postcard I bought yesterday, are not native to California. These toms, however, and the hen for whose attention they were competitively parading, were certainly born here, as were many generations before them. The species was introduced, as game birds on an island...- Doc Duck
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- display meleagris gallopavo wild turkey
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- Category: North America
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Smoke morph Wild Turkey
This morning Jeff Morlan and I headed up to the top of Valencia Way looking for a reported Mountain Lion. No luck with that, but I was stunned to see this odd looking Wild Turkey which I assumed was probably a domestic variety or a domestic X wild hybrid. From further research I learned that...- jmorlan
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- california meleagris gallopavo smoke morph usa wild turkey
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- Category: North America
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Wild Turkey
At 6:10am, a total of five (5) wild turkeys were foraging in a neighborhood yard that bordered woodland. Image was cropped in post processing.- mikeshaw1
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- meleagris newton massachusetts wild turkey
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- Category: North America
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Wild Turkey
"Hedda Gabler." Adult male with relaxed snood.- jmorlan
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- california meleagris gallopavo usa wild turkey
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- Category: North America
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Wild Turkey
This tom was courting three hens on the front lawn.- tetoneon
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- meleagris gallopavo new jersey usa wild turkey
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- Category: North America
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Fanning for the Ladies
Brookgreen Gardens. There is a substantial wild turkey population there.- STM
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- meleagris gallopavo south carolina usa wild turkey
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- Category: North America
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Wild Turkey
The colors usually appear more muted, but the strong copper-colored sheen shows well in the sunlight. This species was introduced into this area in March 1969 using 14 "California hybrids" from San Luis Obispo County. These hybrid types originally came by crossbreeding one of the Arizona (M g...- jmorlan
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- california meleagris gallopavo wild turkey
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- Category: North America
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Mmmmm, turkey!
Another tasty morsel not hunted on Sea Ranch is Wild Turkey. Although, I suppose compared to farm-grown turkeys, the wild ones are likely leaner, which also means drier and stringier meat. Like the deer, they are something of a garden nuisance in rural California. But properties on Sea Ranch for...- Doc Duck
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- wild turkey
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- Category: North America
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Not long
until Thanksgiving. I'm guessing it'll be hunting season soon. These, as well as Pheasants and a Francolins, were imported to the islands for sport. I saw this flock on a cattle ranch somewhere mid-island.- Doc Duck
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- wild turkey
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Wild Turkey
What an incredible bird!- peterday
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- meleagris gallopavo wild turkey
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- Category: North America
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Stalking...
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- meleagris gallopavo wild turkey
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- Category: North America
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Fighting Toms #3
I can't tell you how often they hurt each other but I imagine that the eyes can be damaged easily the way they go at each others head.- tetoneon
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- wild turkey
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- Category: North America
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Fighting Toms #2
This was right after an 18 inch snow fall.- tetoneon
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- wild turkey
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- Category: North America
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Fighting Toms
These two guys were at it for 20 minuets before I lost them into the forest.- tetoneon
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- wild turkey
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- Category: North America
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Cleaning up and looking pretty
This hen I've been told is doing this for her feathers. I've stopped trying to grow grass in this spot. lol- tetoneon
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- wild turkey
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- Category: North America
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Turkey Day
A garden visitor last April, but an upload in honor of tomorrows holiday, Thanksgiving. A good day to eat and relax, but I doubt if anyone around here will be thinking about last years harvest. lol- tetoneon
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- wild turkey
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- Category: North America
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One at a time girls!
These ladies fought over this tom for quite a while. Thy just wouldn't leave him alone. From my observations they usual play hard to get.- tetoneon
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- wild turkey
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- Category: North America
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Guilty
You didn't think that was the last of the turkeys, did you? Since it's almost Saturday already, here comes my Saturday Fun shot for this week. What with the guilt-ridden look this turkey is giving me, I think maybe it's the turkey who's been pecking a heart into the bark of that pine tree. Not...- Doc Duck
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- wild turkey
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- Category: North America
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I give up!
Here's that same big guy (see the loose feather?). Not so big after all once he starts to "deflate". I guess blowing yourself up big can wear you out, eh?- Doc Duck
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- wild turkey
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Big Tom
One of my brother and sister-in-law's neighbors puts out food for the wild turkeys. One day when we drove near that house a large flock of turkeys was making their way back from the feeders down to the road and into the woods, among them four big tom turkeys parading alongside one another to...- Doc Duck
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- wild turkey
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- Category: North America
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What?
"What? Car coming? What's that mean?" Not the most intelligent birds. Maybe this gal was trying to form a one-bird 8th of March parade? But I seriously doubt whether she had a police permit for a protest parade on Highway 1 :eek!: Turkey crossing Highway 1, somewhere near Fort Ross.- Doc Duck
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- wild turkey
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- Category: North America
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Shake it girl!
Some ladies like a mud pack on their face, this one rather take a dust bath to groom her beautiful plumage.- tetoneon
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- wild turkey
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