Spring turkey seasons are underway in some states ... the Eastern can be distinguished by the chestnut brown tips on its tail feathers. This stands in stark contrast to the Merriams, for example ...

The eastern wild turkey is North America's most abundant ... Up close, toms feature beautiful dark brown or chestnut tail feathers, giving way to slightly softer (lighter) tail tips above a ...

“We noticed two of the wild turkeys in our yard had tail feathers missing ... ones grow in their place, but the turkey won’t lose the next pair of feathers until the previous ones are nearly ...

It might be Ohio's wild turkey population ... and they have grayish-brown central tail feathers. Males have longer tails than females, and they have conspicuous black ruffs on each side of ...

Also, it’s exciting to watch their tail feathers fan out when two males ... in their yards or North Park are likely the Eastern Wild Turkey, a species native to this region, Meiter said.