The wild turkey is a shy resident of Pennsylvania's woods and mountains. Presque Isle State Park has four or five distinct flocks. When a walker, runner, naturalist, or bike rider encounter one of ...

There are five subspecies of North American wild turkeys: Eastern, Osceola, Rio Grande, Merriam’s, and Gould’s. The wild turkey is the heaviest member of the Galliformes order. The male typically ...

This week many of us had turkey on our minds and probably in the fridge as well. In honor of Turkey Day (aka Thanksgiving), it seems appropriate to give attention to this regal bird. What we know as ...

On Thursday, as families and friends come together around a feast, millions of these households will have a turkey as their centerpiece. In many ways, Thanksgiving has become synonymous with turkeys.

Guest columnist Morgan Paskert is on staff at the Lake Erie Nature & Science Center in Bay Village. The wild turkey is one of the most recognizable birds in North America and can be found in all of ...

It's common for many people to forget about turkeys for most of the year until Thanksgiving comes around, but the fact is that wild and domesticated turkeys are among the most interesting birds on the ...

Turkeys live for three to four years in the wild. Adult males weigh 18 to 20 pounds. By the early 20th century, wild turkey populations had been decimated by market hunting, and by the 1930s, the bird ...

Reports indicate that wild turkeys were abundant in New York State during the 1600's. However, the combination of uncontrolled hunting and the intensive clearing of forests resulted in the demise of ...