Yes, wild turkeys can fly.
Short distances that is, and at considerable speed.
Though they generally only do so to escape predators or to sleep safely in trees at night.
Domesticated turkeys no longer have the ability to fly, mostly due to being
overweight and kept caged as they await their ultimate fate of visiting your table.
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Photographed several years ago during a nature walk
on the East coast of Florida.
We have a Trudy that will be visiting our table in a few days. They really are very pretty birds.
ReplyDeleteWild turkeys are a big problem where Gramma lives. The travel in a big group and they enjoy hanging out at the convenience store down the road. They cause traffic jams and they even attach customers at the store. Sometimes we see some on our early morning walks when we are by the woods around our house.
ReplyDeletethey can come to live with us... no turkey roast here... ;O))
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ReplyDeleteI hope the wild turkeys stay safe! Great photos of Tom and Trudy!
Take care, happy Monday! Wishing you a Happy Thanksgiving week!
Uh Oh, sound the danger alert!!
ReplyDeleteI like wild turkeys! I'm not a real fan of turkey meat, though, prefer chicken. At least, since our Thanksgiving was last month, there will be no danger to turkeys here! 😁
ReplyDeleteNo Trudy or Tom here for t-day!
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of the PBS Nature episode: My Life as a Turkey.
ReplyDeleteThe turkey eggs hatch and imprint on the naturalist who raises them.
Wild turkeys sure are a beautiful bird. We've had some on our property over the years, but have never managed to get a picture of them.
ReplyDeleteOh Trudy and Tom ~ be safe ~ hugs,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful kitty header photo ~ more hugs,
Beautiful birds!
ReplyDeleteHow adorable!! The closest things we have to turkeys in our neighborhood are Quails....They also seem to only be able to fly short distances.
ReplyDeleteDomesticated turkeys don't need wings to escape...all they have to do is claw you with those spurs! I know from experience. LOL Great pics, June.
ReplyDeleteI have seen then fly. We have a lot around here. XO
ReplyDeleteStay safe, cuties! Don't go accepting any invitations to dinner on Thursday!
ReplyDeleteBe safe Trudy and Tom. I wish the White House turkeys would have been named Donald and Elon.
ReplyDeleteI never knew a turkey head and face was so colorful. We had a turkey girl living outside the church where I work all spring and summer, but has disappeared. I do hope she is OK and just moved on to another place.
ReplyDeleteWild turkeys are amazing creatures. The domesticated ones, well, I'm a vegetarian for health, but I also really don't like how our animals are treated on factory farms.
ReplyDeleteLove wild turkeys but no turkeys on our table Thursday. We had so many turkeys when we lived on the Tiny Ten. They weren't stupid—they hid in the trees in our North woods. No hunting on the Tiny Ten. Enjoying your photo of Trudy and Tom. We have not seen any turkeys here on the Southwest Gulf Coast.
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