Wild Turkeys

 

Photo by BarrytheBirder

Young Wild Turkey predation

I took this photo a female Wild Turkey a  couple of days ago.   She was wandering along one the roadsides near my home and was being accompanied by a single young turkey.   I know that Wild Turkeys normally lay 10 to 12 eggs over a two-week period.   I have never before seen a female Wild Turkey with just one half-grown chick wandering about.   Were all her other chicks preyed upon?   Curious.

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BarrytheBirder