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Eastern Turkey (Wild Turkey)
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Meleagris gallopavo silvestris

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A male Gould's Wild Turkey photographed in southern Arizona.

wild turkey

When awake, turkeys spend most of their time looking for food.

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Eastern male Wild Turkey tom (Meleagris gallopavo) strutting with tail feathers in fan through a grassy meadow in Canada

turkey in the wild
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3

Wild Turkey, Merriam's subspecies, strutting with tail fanned out and beard visible, Cascade Foothills, Washington

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Eastern Turkey (Wild Turkey) - Photo 4

turkeys roaming in the wild

There are two families of turkeys: Phasianidae and Meleagrididae.

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Shutterstock ID: 1519730135, Photographer: Aksenova Natalya

Eastern Wild Turkey male Meleagris gallopavo in full strutting display walking through
Aksenova Natalya/Shutterstock.com
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Shutterstock ID: 1151929058, Photographer: Jim Cumming

Eastern male Wild Turkey tom (Meleagris gallopavo) strutting with tail feathers in fan through a grassy meadow in Canada
Jim Cumming/Shutterstock.com
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Eastern Turkey (Wild Turkey) - Photo 7

Eastern Wild Turkey gobbling in field

Eastern Wild Turkey gobbling in field

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Eastern Wild Turkey male Meleagris gallopavo in full strutting display walking through

Eastern Turkey (Wild Turkey)

Meleagris gallopavo silvestris

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