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Category: Plant / AnimalPhoto Title: Turkeys!CD Name: MOJE none
Scientific Name: Meleagris gallopavoOriginal File Size: 2860 x 1901 pixelsCommon Name: Wild Turkey
Photographer: J. ShimelDate photo taken: 2011-10-28
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Wild+Turkey (<I>Meleagris gallopavo</I>), Mount Jefferson State Natural Area, North Carolina, United States
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Photo 1   HARO  Note the short beard on this young male.
Photo 2   HARO  
Photo 3   RARO  Nest was found on 5-20 when hen flushed from it.
Photo 4   MEMO  feather

Photo 5   MEMO  feather
Photo 6   STMO  Deer and Turkey
Photo 7   RARO  
Photo 8   RARO  

Photo 9   HARO  Tracks on Moores Knob
Photo 10   SILA  
Photo 11   CABE  Wild turkey and deer seen together in recently cut privet field.
Photo 12   CABE  Walking along side State Park Road.

Photo 13   CABE  We have observed this hen taking a dust bath in this same spot several times over the past month.
Photo 14   SARU  This poult approached me while I was walking along the main path at Hancock Tract. It seemed oblivious, and probably did not make it through the night.
Photo 15   MEMI  'Bearded Hen' with her seven poults
Photo 16   MEMI  'Bearded Hen'

Photo 17   MEMI  
Photo 18   GOCR  In this picture extensive browsing can be seen. The pine straw has a "fluffed" appearance and in some cases has been moved onto the trail. Although, tough to see in this picture, the trail width is half its original, covered by moved pine straw.
Photo 19   MOMO  
Photo 20   STMO  

Photo 21   MARI  
Photo 22   MARI  
Photo 23   CHRO  
Photo 24   STMO  Two wild turkey poults. Eight were observed.

Photo 25   KELA  
Photo 26   KELA  
Photo 27   MOJE  Notice the water droplets on it's back.
Photo 28   MOJE  

Photo 29   GORG  Tracks.
Photo 30   MARI  
Photo 31   MARI  
Photo 32   GORG  Image was captured on a game camera monitoring a game trail.

Photo 33   CHRO  
Photo 34   CHRO  
Photo 35   KELA  
Photo 36   GORG  3 males.

Photo 37   MEMI  tracks in the snow
Photo 38   PETT  
Photo 39   MEMO  
Photo 40   STMO  

Photo 41   STMO  
Photo 42   MEMI  
Photo 43   ENRI  
Photo 44   LANO  

Photo 45   KELA  
Photo 46   KELA  Tom very upset with his rival... the reflection in the glass.
Photo 47   KELA  
Photo 48   RARO  9 large poults and 2 hens behind Visitor Center

Photo 49   GORG  
Photo 50   FOMA  
Photo 51   CHRO  
Photo 52   STMO  

Photo 53   STMO  3 of 6 poults
Photo 54   STMO  
Photo 55   STMO  
Photo 56   STMO  

Photo 57   STMO  
Photo 58   STMO  
Photo 59   STMO  
Photo 60   MEMI  

Photo 61   MEMI  Tom strutting, hen flaring to preen next to him
Photo 62   MEMI  Tom strutting, hen flaring to preen next to him
Photo 63   WIUM  
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Photo 65   WIUM  
Photo 66   FOMA  
Photo 67   DISW  
Photo 68   FOMA  

Photo 69   FOMA  
Photo 70   MOMO  
Photo 71   MEMI  Hen turkey ran across Coleman Trail purting and clucking which indicated she had poults. One poult flew up into a tree ~100 feet away. Photo of poult in tree.
Photo 72   ENRI  

Photo 73   FOMA  
Photo 74   ENRI  
Photo 75   CRMO  
Photo 76   CRMO  

Photo 77   ENRI  
Photo 78   NERI  Hen trying to distract me from her nest or poults.
Photo 79   STMO  
Photo 80   STMO  

Photo 81   STMO  
Photo 82   STMO  
Photo 83   STMO  
Photo 84   STMO  

Photo 85   MEMI  
Photo 86   STMO  
Photo 87   STMO  
Photo 88   STMO  

Photo 89   STMO  
Photo 90   STMO  
Photo 91   STMO  
Photo 92   STMO  

Photo 93   STMO  
Photo 94   SOMO  turkeys observed in treetops after flying out of field
Photo 95   SOMO  three turkeys in treetops after flying across park road from field
Photo 96   GORG  Date/time is incorrect on date/time stamp.

Photo 97   GORG  
Photo 98   GORG  
Photo 99   PIMO  Game Camera Date and Location is Incorrect The date and location entered in NRID is Correct. Game Camera Located off the Mountain Trail.
Photo 100   GORG  

Photo 101   GORG  
Photo 102   GORG  
Photo 103   HARO