#Meleagris gallopavo

[snototter]

A wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) crosses the road in Montana de Oro State Park, California, USA

by marlin harms

#wild turkey #turkeys #gamebirds #birds #meleagris gallopavo #meleagris #phasinidae #galliformes #aves #chordata #wildlife: california #wildlife: usa #wildlife: north america

[birdblues]

Wild Turkey

#wild turkey #Meleagris gallopavo #turkey #bird #upl

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Wild Turkey

Photo: Tim Lumley

"Benjamin Franklin would have preferred to have the Wild Turkey, not the Bald Eagle, chosen as the national symbol of the United States. Although the barnyard variety is a rather stupid creature (leading to the insulting tone of the term 'turkey'), the original wild form is a wary and magnificent bird. Wild Turkeys usually get around by walking or running, but they can fly strongly, and they typically roost overnight in tall trees. Turkeys were formerly considered to belong to a separate family from other chicken-like birds; there are only two species, ours in North America and the Ocellated Turkey in Central America."

- Audubon Field Guide

#birds #wild turkey #birds of north america #north american birds #turkeys #landfowl #turkey #birds of the us #birds of canada #birds of mexico #birding #birdblr #birblr #bird of the day #bird watching #Meleagris gallopavo

[on-my-way-to-the-woods]

Blurry cellphone wildlife photography: half a huge flock of turkeys

#wild turkey #Meleagris gallopavo

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Wild Turkey Chick by Becky Matsubara Via Flickr: Sobrante Ridge Regional Preserve, Richmond, Contra Costa County, California

#Avian #Bird #Birds #California #Dindon sauvage #EBRPD #East Bay Regional Parks #Guajolote Norteño #Meleagris gallopavo #Nature #Outdoors #Sobrante Ridge #Sobrante Ridge Regional Preserve #WITU #Wild Turkey #Wildlife #ebparksok #flickr

[crudlynaturephotos]

#bird video #wild turkey #turkeys #meleagris gallopavo #urban wildlife #birds #staten island #video

[wingedjewels]

DSC_1548_Synchronized gobbling by sdttds Via Flickr: These three hansome fells were engaged in some sort of team effort in attracting a female or three. Every 10-15 seconds, they engaged in a synchronized set of full-bodied triple-gobbling

#wild turkey #Meleagris gallopavo #birds #mating rituals #Davis #Yolo County #California

[thatnostalgiccarp]

Critter fact #150:

The story of Benjamin Franklin proposing the turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) for a national bird is a myth. However, he did once write a letter comparing the bird to the Bald Eagle, in which he wrote that the turkey is "a much more respectable Bird, and withal a true original Native of America...He is besides, though a little vain & silly, a Bird of Courage".

#Turkey #Birds #Bird facts #critter facts #Meleagris gallopavo

[fatchance]

Plumas brillantes.

Iridescent plumage on Gould’s turkeys / guajolote norteño (Meleagris gallopavo mexicana) at Santa Rita Lodge. In Madera Canyon, Santa Cruz County, Arizona.

#photographers on tumblr #Gould's turkey #Meleagris gallopavo mexicana #abstraction in nature #turkey feathers #iridescence #Santa Rita Lodge #Madera Canyon #Santa Cruz County #Arizona

[fyanimaldiversity]

Heritage breeds of domestic turkey (Meleagris gallopavo domesticus)

Standard bronze

Slate blue

Bourbon red

Royal palm

Harvey speckled

Norfolk black

Narragansett

Jersey buff

#selective breeding #turkey #heritage turkey #bird #Meleagris gallopavo domesticus #galliformes

[snototter]

A male wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) in the snow near Lake Meyer Park, Iowa

by Larry Reis

#wild turkey #turkeys #gamebirds #birds #meleagris gallopavo #meleagris #phasanidae #galliformes #aves #chordata #wildlife: iowa #wildlife: usa #wildlife: north america

[birdblues]

Wild Turkey

#wild turkey #turkey #Meleagris gallopavo #bird #upl

[herpsandbirds]

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), males (left) and females (center and right), family Phasianidae, order Galliformes, Florida, USA

photograph via: Florida Fish and Wildlife

#meleagris #turkey #phasianidae #galliformes #bird #ornithology #animals #nature #north america

[mapsontheweb]

Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) Range in the Continental US.

by u/makella_

#maps #makella_ #us #turkeys #range

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Like all birds, the turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) is a living dinosaur, meaning its related to Tyrannosaurus rex.

Image credit: Jeff Banke | Shutterstock

#jeff banke #photographer #shutterstock #turkey #bird photography #meleagris gallopavo #dinosaur #tyrannosaurus rex #nature

[rebeccathenaturalist]

Hey, y'all. Wanna do a quick thing that will make a difference? The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is considering uplisting the western gray squirrel (Sciurus griseus) from threatened to endangered. It was listed initially as threatened in 1993, and numbers have continued to decrease due to competition from invasive eastern gray squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis) and fox squirrels (Sciurus niger) as well as turkeys (Meleagris gallopavo), and continued habitat loss and development. Most of the time when you see a squirrel in western Washington, it's an eastern gray. Western grays are still around, but continuing pressure is going to make that less likely in the years to come.

Even if you aren't in Washington, show the WDFW that you care about these little critters by making a public comment; you can find information on how to do that here, to include an email address if you don't want to use the public form. You don't need to write anything super elaborate or long; just a quick note saying you support the uplisting of the western gray squirrel to endangered will work. Then reblog so others can do the same.

The squirrels and I both thank you!

#western gray squirrel #squirrels #endangered species #endangered animals #invasive species #mammals #rodents #wildlife #wild animals #conservation #environment #environmentalism #public comment #animal welfare #nature #animals