Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
...the tom followed the three hens for a few minutes, at one point it appeared that one hen was more interested. At that point the other two hens left ...
Emigrant Lake - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Open Woodlands
Food : Omnivore
Nesting : Ground
Behavior : Ground Forager
Concervation : Low Concern
Tags: Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo tom hen mating emigrant lake Jackson County Oregon USA Mark Heatherington
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Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
...the tom followed the three hens for a few minutes, it appeared that one hen was more interested. At that point the other two hens left ...
Emigrant Lake - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Open Woodlands
Food : Omnivore
Nesting : Ground
Behavior : Ground Forager
Concervation : Low Concern
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Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
...the tom continued to follow the receptive hen for several minutes. Every time she would stop walking, he would bump her in an attempt to push her to the ground...
Emigrant Lake - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Open Woodlands
Food : Omnivore
Nesting : Ground
Behavior : Ground Forager
Concervation : Low Concern
Tags: Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo mating behavior Emigrant Lake Jackson County Oregon USA spring
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Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
...after several minutes of the tom attempting to push the hen to the ground, she complied. The tom then climbed onto her back. Given the size difference, I felt sorry for the hen...
Emigrant Lake - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Open Woodlands
Food : Omnivore
Nesting : Ground
Behavior : Ground Forager
Conservation : Low Concern
Tags: Wild Turkey mating series Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Emigrant Lake Jackson County Oregon USA Mark Heatherington
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Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)
...a few moments later the hen went completly flat and her tail came up, the tom's tail came down, if all went well a new generation in about a month!
Emigrant Lake - Jackson County - Oregon - USA
Habitat : Open Woodlands
Food : Omnivore
Nesting : Ground
Behavior : Ground Forager
Concervation : Low Concern
Tags: Wild Turkey mating series Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo Emigrant Lake Jackson County Oregon USA Mark Heatherington
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