Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) - Wild Turkeys

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) - Wild Turkeys Mating - Male (top) preparing to copulate with female - Lightly snowing - New York - Widespread in the U.S. and Mexico - reintroduced in much of former range - largest gamebird in North America - birds of the open forest - forage mostly on the ground for seeds - nuts - acorns - insects - females and immatures smaller and duller than males - roost in trees at night - found in flocks of up to 60 birds - males give decending gobble during springtime displays -

230120 Acorns Copulate Displays Forage Found Gallopavo Gamebird Give Immatures Largest Lightly Meleagris Nuts Preparing Reintroduced Roost Seeds Smaller Snowing Turkey Turkeys Widespread York

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