If one believes the promotional art for harvest festivals, wild turkeys display in the fall. The timing is off by about a half year. Now is when toms display; this is the breeding season.
The distinctively spread tail feathers of the Wild Turkey signalled a good reason to pause and watch.
This turkey then obligingly turned sideways. Its head and neck is coloured brilliantly with red, blue and white. The colour can change with the turkey’s mood, with a solid white head and neck representing the most excited state. This bird seems part way there.
