Thanksgiving Birds

I ran into this big wild turkey in Idaho. He was arguing with another male wild turkey. On the side of a street in WA I found this turkey vulture enjoying the meal of a dead opossum.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

Thanksgiving is a holiday I greatly enjoy. My birthday is always close to this and sometimes even on it, and I always have a couple of days off thanks to Thanksgiving. And for the holiday this year I want to share with you pictures of the turkeys in our area. Some days if you are lucky you will run into a Wild Turkey. Up to 4 feet long and up to 24 pounds. The females are smaller but both of these large birds can fly. And despite that large size they tend to spend nights resting in trees. A turkey here in the Northwest you are much more likely to see is the Turkey Vulture. Their red head makes them a bit similar to wild turkeys. They are smaller but are also big birds getting up top 3 feat in length with a 6 foot wingspan. And of course the easiest way to recognize the Turkey Vulture is seeing it eating what it loves for dinner, as you see in the photo above.