Thursday, November 22, 2012

Wild Turkeys on Thanksgiving

Don't you love seeing a Meleagris gallopavo run by in the morning? Also known as a Wild Turkey.Wild Turkeys eat insects,seeds,and fruit. Males are brown to black and have a red and blue head. Females are  thinner. The eggs are white with brown markings. Wild Turkeys do not migrate. Here is a website to tell you more about them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Turkey
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  1. Little Mews RescueNovember 23, 2012 at 8:15 AM

    Do you have a lot of wild turkeys at your house in the field? I see them all the time around here, they can get HUGE!

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  2. CorneliaNovember 23, 2012 at 9:56 AM

    Yes they can get huge! I see them in a field closer to the road.

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