Wild Turkey

Hi Ashley. Cornell University (Vt-atlas-of LIfe): Kyle Jones "It's a little hard to tell with these young birds, but I'm thinking they might be pheasants. Certainly not ruffed grouse, they don't have the telltale dark band on the end of the tail." Me: "I have seen lots of turkey and Ruffed Grouse. I have not seen may pheasants around here. Yikes! This bird was too large for a young grouse. Also grouse tend to fly into the trees to hide. It had long gangly legs."

I posted a Ruffed Grouse awhile back and you can see the legs and wings are shorter than the turkey wings.

Usually grouse have little tufts on their head. Hummm gotta think about this. Turkey or Grouse. I really think it was a turkey.