It's clearly Spring around here. On the way to work this morning I saw several groups of Turkeys. In each group there was at least one male presenting his tail for the females. This looks like the classic picture you see of a Turkey around Thanksgiving with his big tail unfurled like a peacock. But, you won't see that in November, it is courting behavior used in the Spring to find a mate.
Imagine if we humans had some sort of mating system like that. The males puff themselves up, furl out their tails and strut around waiting for a female to find them attractive ... that would be something ... oh, wait!
Three Turkeys at my Bird Feeder - April 2011
(C) Edward Adamsky, 2011
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Where did you see the Turkeysancre
These turkeys are in my front yard under my birdfeeder. There are a large number of turkeys in my neighborhood. We see flocks of them often, especially in early morning.
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