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Merriam's Wild Turkey - Male

Meleagris gallopavo merriami

Habitat:

pine forest canyon

Notes:

Lifer. This is a very elusive bird here. It is their breeding season now and I heard many gobbles in the canyon below. This tom was barely visible when I took these shots.

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2 Comments

JoshuaGSmith
JoshuaGSmith 8 years ago

Thanks! They are so skittish!

triggsturner
triggsturner 8 years ago

Well done on your lifer Josh, glad you managed a quick snap to record him.

JoshuaGSmith
Spotted by
JoshuaGSmith

Arizona, USA

Spotted on May 1, 2015
Submitted on May 2, 2015

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