Visiting Tom's

We've had some wild turkey's visiting us recently. There were (7) one evening making their way from the backyard to cross the street, and more than likely go to roost for the night. A couple days later, first thing in the morning, we had three visiting and eating a breakfast of spilled bird seed from the bird feeders, see pictures.


Above is a strutt'n Tom striking a pose.


This picture shows what's known as the 'beard' hanging from it's chest. The beard is actually a tuft of feathers that grow from the chest. Both males and female turkey's have this beard but it's much more prominent on the males. The males are typically larger birds with spurs on their legs that get bigger with age.


Here's another Tom making his way along the side of the neighbors house on a chilly morning with smoke billowing from the chimney.