Eight Wild Turkeys

by Donna Kennedy

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Eight Wild Turkeys

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Donna Kennedy

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Original Fine Art Photography and digital artwork by Donna Kennedy…
Photographed on SR 89, Wyoming
As we were driving on 89 we noticed a bunch of feathers in the road, and going just a little farther I spotted a small flock of wild turkeys that had just crossed the road. I jumped out of the car and took some photos as they were trying to get past the roadside fence and into the woods. Unfortunately one of them didn’t make it, hence the feathers on the road.

Turkeys don’t just gobble, they make a lot of different sounds. In fact, turkeys make all kinds of sounds, including a cackle when they fly, clucks and purrs, and an excited yelp. A male turkey’s gobble can be heard up to a mile away. Turkey droppings tell a bird’s sex and age. Male droppings are j-shaped; female droppings are spiral-shaped. The larger the diameter, the older the bird. An adult turkey has 5,000 to 6,000 feathers on its body.
Turkeys are fast. They may look off-kilter-tilting their heads and staring at the sky, yet they’re fast. Turkeys can clock 18 miles per hour on foot and up to 50 miles per hour in flight. When they need to, turkeys can swim by tucking their wings in close, spreading their tails, and kicking. Domesticated turkeys cannot fly.
Tom turkeys aren’t the only ones that swagger. It’s not just the males that fan their tail feathers to woo mates and ward off rivals. Some hens strut, too.
Adult male turkeys are called gobblers or toms, females are called hens. Young chicks are poults, while juvenile males are jakes and juvenile females are jennies. A flock of turkeys can be called a crop, dole, gang, posse, or rafter. Or you can just call them a “flock.”

Thank you to the Administrators that Featured this photo in the following Groups:
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November 10th, 2022

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