Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Weighing as much as 30 pounds, the Wild Turkey is the heaviest member of this group. The native range of this bird is in areas of mature forests. They occur now occur in every one of the ‘lower 48’ states, though reintroduction steps may have ‘introduced them to areas where they had not occurred before (e.g. San Diego County).

Wild Turkey(Meleagris gallopavo) |
Description: A conspicuous yardbird in Bitterroot Valley near Stevensville, Montana. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:24 10:15 |
Location:
Bitterroot Court |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X4351-WildTurkey |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Wild Turkey(Meleagris gallopavo) |
Description: Bitterroot Valley near Stevensville, Montana. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:24 10:16 |
Location:
Bitterroot Court |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X4357-WildTurkey |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Wild Turkey(Meleagris gallopavo) |
Description: A conspicuous yardbird in Bitterroot Valley near Stevensville, Montana. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:24 10:18 |
Location:
Bitterroot Court |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2500 |
File Name: D3X4360-WildTurkey |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Wild Turkey(Meleagris gallopavo) |
Description: A conspicuous yardbird in Bitterroot Valley near Stevensville, Montana. |
Date Taken: 2015:05:24 10:39 |
Location:
Bitterroot Court |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/500 |
File Name: D3X4388-WildTurkey |
© 2015 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Wild Turkey(Meleagris gallopavo) |
Description: Santa Isabel Woodlands, north of Santa Isabel, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:03:30 7:27 |
Location:
Morettis Junction |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/60 |
File Name: D3X9129-WildTurkey |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Wild Turkey(Meleagris gallopavo) |
Description: Near Lake Henshaw, north of Santa Isabel, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:03:30 7:41 |
Location:
Morettis Junction |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2000 |
File Name: D3X9207-WildTurkey |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Wild Turkey(Meleagris gallopavo) |
Description: Near Ranchita, California. San Diego County. |
Date Taken: 2012:03:30 7:56 |
Location:
San Felipe |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/250 |
File Name: D3X9225-WildTurkey |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Wild Turkey(Meleagris gallopavo) |
Description: Tamarisk Grove. Anza Borrego, Northeast San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:03:30 12:18 |
Location:
Tamarisk Grove |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1600 |
File Name: D3X9435-WildTurkey |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Wild Turkey(Meleagris gallopavo) |
Description: Tamarisk Grove. Anza Borrego, Northeast San Diego County, California. |
Date Taken: 2012:03:30 12:22 |
Location:
Tamarisk Grove |
Camera Information: NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/1000 |
File Name: D3X9453-WildTurkey |
© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree Imaging |


Wild Turkey(Meleagris gallopavo) |
Description: Captured near Kamiah, Northern Idaho USA 2005-05-27. |
Date Taken: 2005:05:27 6:25 |
Location:
East Kamiah |
Camera Information: NIKON D2X, 550 mm, f/8.0, 1/250 |
File Name: JCD2546Turkey |
© 2005 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Wild Turkey(Meleagris gallopavo) |
Description: I met these Rio Grande Wild Turkeys at Bentsen RGV SP. They are one of six subspecies (M. g. intermedia) recognised by science. The mercury rose to 30°F this morning from 22°F yesterday in south Texas. I had camped only a mile-and-a-half from Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park, so despite the cold, I ventured out for a couple of hours, until my hands began complaining of the low temperature. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:16 12:02 |
Location:
Bentsen RGV State Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: WildTurkey_D5X2289-Bentsen-RGV-SP |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Wild Turkey(Meleagris gallopavo) |
Description: I met these Rio Grande Wild Turkeys at Bentsen RGV SP. They are one of six subspecies (M. g. intermedia) recognised by science. The mercury rose to 30°F this morning from 22°F yesterday in south Texas. I had camped only a mile-and-a-half from Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park, so despite the cold, I ventured out for a couple of hours, until my hands began complaining of the low temperature. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:16 12:00 |
Location:
Bentsen RGV State Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: WildTurkey_D5X2273-Bentsen-RGV-SP |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Wild Turkey(Meleagris gallopavo) |
Description: I met these Rio Grande Wild Turkeys at Bentsen RGV SP. They are one of six subspecies (M. g. intermedia) recognised by science. The mercury rose to 30°F this morning from 22°F yesterday in south Texas. I had camped only a mile-and-a-half from Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park, so despite the cold, I ventured out for a couple of hours, until my hands began complaining of the low temperature. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:16 11:54 |
Location:
Bentsen RGV State Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: WildTurkey_D5X2224-Bentsen-RGV-SP |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |


Wild Turkey(Meleagris gallopavo) |
Description: I met these Rio Grande Wild Turkeys at Bentsen RGV SP. They are one of six subspecies (M. g. intermedia) recognised by science. The mercury rose to 30°F this morning from 22°F yesterday in south Texas. I had camped only a mile-and-a-half from Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park, so despite the cold, I ventured out for a couple of hours, until my hands began complaining of the low temperature. |
Date Taken: 2021:02:16 11:54 |
Location:
Bentsen RGV State Park |
Camera Information: NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/800 |
File Name: WildTurkey_D5X2219-Bentsen-RGV-SP |
© 2021 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com |

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