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interesting hen turkey at my bird feeder
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 9:29 am
by ToddW
Been here the last few days
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Re: interesting hen turkey at my bird feeder
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 10:34 am
by Former Member
looks like a wild one got crossed with a domestic???
Re: interesting hen turkey at my bird feeder
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 10:35 am
by Jim Becker
You doubled up your image tags.
Re: interesting hen turkey at my bird feeder
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 10:47 am
by Stanton
Depending on the lighting levels in your pic, you may have a domesticated turkey on the loose. Appears close in color / pattern to a Bourbon Red:
Or, as Dale suggested, a wild-domesticated crossed bird.
Re: interesting hen turkey at my bird feeder
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 11:03 am
by ToddW
the image is right on to the real color.
When I first saw it, it was from behind.
Looked like a yellow lab with white hind flanks until it turned around!
A warm tan color in feathers, may be a cross like Dale said
Re: interesting hen turkey at my bird feeder
Posted: Fri May 03, 2013 11:38 am
by Stanton
Irregardless, as long as she doesn't get spooked, you'll have a regular visitor at the feeder.
Re: interesting hen turkey at my bird feeder
Posted: Tue May 28, 2013 8:12 pm
by ToddW
I found out this is a red phase of the wild turkey. not as rare as albino but still pretty scarce because they stick out like sore thumb to predators. She's still around my feeders, with a jake male thats normal turkey colors