Carol DM
Last year I had turkeys visit my backyard, right at my fence line. Since we have had new homes constructed where they used to live, I suppose they are confused. They still visit from time to time. The photo above is of a female walking around behind my house.
I heard one yesterday gobbling, and I tried finding it. Funny, there was a female laying right up against my fence. I snapped a photo (below) and it did not seem to disturb her at all. Kind of cool. But kind of sad that they seem to have lost their home.
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She could have been laying on a nest. I need to go back and check. Never did see the male gobbler.
Remember these rules if turkeys visit you:
- A turkey considers a car to be less of a threat than a walking human. When turkeys stand near roads, slow down and don’t honk your horn. A frightened wild turkey may fly up and crash through your windshield, causing damage and probable injury.
- Don’t feed turkeys in your backyard. This makes them return for easy meals.
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Have you seen a wild turkey before?
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That pays to remember your advice. I just hope you don’t get the Duck shooting season like they do in NZ. I hate Duck shooting season and they shoot wild pheasants too.
Hopefully not, there are many houses around now.
Amazing captures! I have never seen a wild one.
Thanks, it is so cool to see them roaming about.
Thanks, I love seeing them but sad their home has been partially taken away.
Not sweet to be confused but glad to see thm.
They are also really loud!
Great capture, they (wild turkeys) also wander the greenways of Maryland. We see them on the walk from time to time!
Yes they are, the gobbler can be heard all over the neighborhood but I still haven’t found him. Which is good for him.
I have not seen a wild turkey yet. I do not know if they live in our country
Not sure if you have them or not.
I know only native turkeys,dear friend … I have never heard of wild turkeys
Wild turkeys are in the woods and roaming free like other wild animals.
I’ve seen one in zoos … I guess that makes them “not wild” lol :p
That is correct, we see them in the woods here mostly.
I have seen but I do not know who is female and who is male. Thank you for sharing this with us.
Easy to tell the male (gobbler) has the red beard you cannot miss. Males boast dark iridescent plumage; large, fanning tails; prominent snoods; and wattles. They make gobbles and other mating calls. Females, or hens, are smaller, with duller plumage and less prominent features.