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Rio Grande Wild Turkey (mom and baby)

Meleagris gallopavo intermedia

Photo by AshleyT
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35.0213, -102.086

Field Notes

Description:

The adult is iridescent brown all over with a featherless head. This mom only had one baby with it, normal clutches are 10-12. So I assume something happened to the other babies.

Habitat:

Walking in the tall grass behind a campsite in Palo Duro Canyon SP

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PublishedSeptember 2, 2013

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