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 female -Wild Turkey

Wild turkey nest with eggs

 female -Wild Turkey

Wild Turkey eggs

photo by: Sharon Howell photo by: Sharon Howell

 

Description: 36-45"  Male has brownish iridescent body, flight feathers dabbed with white, spurred legs and bared skinned head usually pink with a dab of blue tint tails tipped with either a buffy color or white. Blackish chest tuft.  Females have a duller color and usually smaller than males. They do not have the spurs on feet or breast tuft

Sound: Gobble Gobble Gobble :) lol... Actual sound not yet available

Food Source: They forage the ground for nuts, seeds and insects

Nesting Habits: As shown above, they build large nests on ground of sticks, leaves and weeds. Usually producing 10-13 eggs

 

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