These wild turkeys were filmed in northern New Hampshire USA. Every year these turkeys visit my back property where they are able to eat the fruit from the many trees and bushes. Many people think they are too large to fly but that is a myth. As you can see in the video there are many in the tree and they can fly quite well when they need to.

Toms (adult males) weigh 18-24 pounds or more; hens (females) about 10 pounds. Plumage is iridescent bronze; dark in males and tips rusty or light brown in females. Wings and fan-shaped tail show alternating dark bands. Neck and head of adult males is reddish, while females have bluish heads with more feathers.

A dewlap (fleshy growth hanging under chin), caruncles (growths located on the side and front of neck), and a snood (a fleshy projection rising above the bill) adorn males. A beard (like bristles on a broom) hangs down from the chest; typical in males and in 5% of females. Males have spurs 1/4 to 1-1/4 inch long on the lower legs.