Wild Delmarva

I was curious about the ancestry of the Wild Turkeys that I photographed recently in Sussex County so I asked an expert, Derek Stoner of the Delaware Nature Society, for his opinion. Here’s his response. “Your turkey photo does show the whitish tips on the tail that may be indicative of a little western heritage, as the Merriam’s subspecies shows more extensive white in the tail feathers. There have been so many stocking programs and re-intorductions of turkeys, it is hard to determine their exact heritage.”

Thanks Derek!

Photograph by Kevin Fleming

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