wild turkeys
Native American gamebirds
Wild turkeys are large game birds native to North America, distinguished from their domesticated descendants by leaner builds and the ability to fly.
They forage in woodlands and open areas, traveling in flocks.
Hunters prize them, and they've become common in suburban areas where they boldly cross roads and yards.
A flock of wild turkeys blocked traffic on the highway.
- gobblerMale turkey, or glutton
- poultYoung domestic bird
- mating seasonReproductive cycle timing
- hensFemale chickens
- birdsEgg-laying flying vertebrates
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- Carolina NatureOuter Banks, Blue Ridge, Cape Hatteras, Piedmont, Great Smoky Mountains
- rural SouthBaptist church, dirt roads, gravel roads, backroads, country roads
- game birdspheasants, quails, grouse, partridges, bobwhite
- Northwoodsboundary waters, pine tree, portages, red pine, loons
- Southeast landscapesbarrier islands, bayous, Blue Ridge Mountains, bottomlands, coastal plains
- Custer State Parkbison, prairie dogs, pronghorn, bison herds, buffalo herd