Wildlife of Henry W. Coe State Park
Acorn Woodpecker · American Coot · American Kestrel · Brewer's Blackbird · California Quail · California Towhee · House Wren · Hummingbird · Lark Sparrow · Lesser Goldfinch · Long-eared Owl · Red-tailed Hawk · Turkey Vulture · Wild Turkey
Wild Turkey
Meleagris gallopavo
Tom (male) turkey.
Detail from image below.
March 2003.
Photograph copyright Ó Michael O'Brien.
Used with permission.
Larger view showing the bird among a field of Miniature Lupine (Lupinus bicolor).
Turkey are not native to California, and were introduced into the region from their
native ranges in the midwestern, eastern, or interior southwestern part of the United States.
March 2003.
Photograph copyright Ó Michael O'Brien.
Used with permission.
Flock along the Monument Trail, Pine Ridge.
13 October 2002.
Photograph copyright Ó Gena Zolotar.
Used with permission.
Photographer's caption:
"Why did the turkey cross Monument Trail?"
Note loose breast feather and compare with prior image. The same bird in the foreground?
Crossing the Monument Trail, Pine Ridge.
13 October 2002.
Photograph copyright Ó Gena Zolotar.
Used with permission.
Male turkeys (at right) courting a female.
Next to Manzanita Point Group Camp 7.
6 June 2004.
Photograph copyright Ó Gena Zolotar.
Used with permission.
Henry W. Coe State Park, California
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