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Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
38.9824, -76.4938
Field Notes
Description:
The wild turkey is a large ground-dwelling bird that is 36-44 inches in length. It has a large, fan-shaped tail; long, stocky pink or gray legs; short, rounded wings; a bare head and neck and a small, down curving bill. The wild turkey has iridescent bronze body feathers and black and white bars on its wings.
Habitat:
Wild turkeys prefer hardwood and mixed conifer-hardwood forests with scattered openings such as pastures, fields, orchards and seasonal marshes. They seemingly can adapt to virtually any dense native plant community as long as coverage and openings are widely available.
Notes:
This is a female Turkey that I spotted in the field. It was a very loud and hyper turkey. It kept running around back and forth through the field.
Species ID Suggestions
Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
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