Strutting His Stuff
I am adding 5 photos of the same subject, but I hope you'll look at all of them; I had such fun taking them! Duane & I are just back from a 2-day trip to the Adirondacks for a Maple Festival. Wouldn't you know my favorite photos would be of a domestic turkey we heard gobbling next door to one of the maple farms? We followed his voice & found him displaying in a nearby farmyard. Although there were a couple of hens in the yard, as soon as he saw us, he started walking toward the car & posed at the very edge of the hill next to us! He was coming so close that I really wondered if I'd need to roll up the window! He gave me a full-frontal pose for several minutes, but I had 2 batteries in a row that failed me & I missed that shot! Even so, he was very interesting & I loved photographing him! When I laughed, he gobbled. Fun! Seen in Warrensburg (Warren County), New York, USA on March 10, 2012. I've included the terms for the parts of a turkey's body, since I wasn't clear on them. Although his feathers were in disarray, he was a magnificent tom!
Turkey Terms (Kidzone)
Caruncle - brightly colored growths on the throat region. Turns bright red when the turkey is upset or during courtship.
Gizzard - a part of a bird's stomach that contains tiny stones. It helps them grind up food for digestion.
Hen - a female turkey.
Poult - a baby turkey. A chick.
Snood - the flap of skin that hangs over the turkey's beak. Turns bright red when the turkey is upset or during courtship.
Tom - a male turkey. Also known as a gobbler.
Wattle - the flap of skin under the turkey's chin. Turns bright red when the turkey is upset or during courtship.
Strutting His Stuff
I am adding 5 photos of the same subject, but I hope you'll look at all of them; I had such fun taking them! Duane & I are just back from a 2-day trip to the Adirondacks for a Maple Festival. Wouldn't you know my favorite photos would be of a domestic turkey we heard gobbling next door to one of the maple farms? We followed his voice & found him displaying in a nearby farmyard. Although there were a couple of hens in the yard, as soon as he saw us, he started walking toward the car & posed at the very edge of the hill next to us! He was coming so close that I really wondered if I'd need to roll up the window! He gave me a full-frontal pose for several minutes, but I had 2 batteries in a row that failed me & I missed that shot! Even so, he was very interesting & I loved photographing him! When I laughed, he gobbled. Fun! Seen in Warrensburg (Warren County), New York, USA on March 10, 2012. I've included the terms for the parts of a turkey's body, since I wasn't clear on them. Although his feathers were in disarray, he was a magnificent tom!
Turkey Terms (Kidzone)
Caruncle - brightly colored growths on the throat region. Turns bright red when the turkey is upset or during courtship.
Gizzard - a part of a bird's stomach that contains tiny stones. It helps them grind up food for digestion.
Hen - a female turkey.
Poult - a baby turkey. A chick.
Snood - the flap of skin that hangs over the turkey's beak. Turns bright red when the turkey is upset or during courtship.
Tom - a male turkey. Also known as a gobbler.
Wattle - the flap of skin under the turkey's chin. Turns bright red when the turkey is upset or during courtship.