| Photo Information |
Copyright: Bill Houghton (poppygan59)
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| Genre: Animals |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2004-01-17 |
| Categories: Birds |
| Camera: Canon D60, Canon EF100-400 IS L |
| Exposure: f/5.0, 1/80 seconds |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-11-11 1:52 |
| Viewed: 1018 |
| Points: 2 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Wild turkeys live in heavily wooded areas near water. In North America, the wild turkey exists in the eastern and southwestern regions of the United States and Mexico. Wild turkeys sleep or rest in large trees during the evening hours, where they remain largely unseen by predators.
Wild turkeys are omnivorous, surviving on a diet of seeds, small insects, acorns, leaves, grains, berries, grass, roots, bulbs, frogs, lizards, snails and worms. This non-migratory bird wanders and scavenges for food, often scratching at ground leaves or dirt to expose food.
The wild turkey can fly, if need be, but only for short distances. If threatened or in fear, this bird is most likely to use its powerful legs to run for cover. The wild turkey can fly distances of about 1/4-mile at a time. Males also have the unique ability to change their head color when startled or excited. The normally bright red head turns white when the wild turkey gets excited, and then bright blue.
The voice of the wild turkey is loud. Males produce a heavy "gobbling" noise, just like the domestic turkey. Male and female wild turkeys also use a variation of calls to express fear, call young, and signal others. |
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