Title: Wild 'white' turkeys?
Post by: ezsha on 04-Jun-12, 10:13:34 PM
I was coming home along the Erie Canal well west of Rochester, and spotted an unusual groups of turkeys on the opposite bank. I am uncertain as to whether there were eight or nine, but three of them were predominantly white/grey. Possibly this is a recessive trait, but I was hoping someone here might have more informaiton. Cornell Lab does not have any pictures that I can find.
Any input would be appreciated. (The clearest picture doesn't show all of them, and I just have a Kodak point and shoot, used from a looong ways away.)
ezsha
Any input would be appreciated. (The clearest picture doesn't show all of them, and I just have a Kodak point and shoot, used from a looong ways away.)
ezsha
Title: Re: Wild 'white' turkeys?
Post by: Donna on 04-Jun-12, 10:35:57 PM
The Narragansett Turkey is a breed of Meleagris gallopavo which descends from a cross between the Eastern Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) and the domestic turkey brought to Colonial America by English and other European colonists beginning in the 17th century. According to the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, the Narragansett Turkey is a "historic variety, unique to North America" and is named for Narragansett Bay
This is what I found
Not sure if it's the same as yours!
This is what I found
Not sure if it's the same as yours!Title: Re: Wild 'white' turkeys?
Post by: ezsha on 05-Jun-12, 08:37:05 AM
The Narragansett Turkey is a breed of Meleagris gallopavo which descends from a cross between the Eastern Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo silvestris) and the domestic turkey brought to Colonial America by English and other European colonists beginning in the 17th century. According to the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy, the Narragansett Turkey is a "historic variety, unique to North America" and is named for Narragansett Bay
This is what I found
Not sure if it's the same as yours!
This is what I found
Not sure if it's the same as yours!Unfortunately, I couldn't get any closer, and the zoom function made everything blurry...
I was taking the pictures from across the canal, and after reviewing my pictures, I don't see the really white one that first caught my attention. I believe s/he had already disappeared down the opposite bank by the time I got my camera out. :(
Coming down the road, I originally thought they might be turkey vultures, but when I got out of the car, I started talking to them to get their attention, and was greeted with a melodious and rousing concert of "gobble, gobble, gobble, gobble!" Definitely not vultures. :laugh: