Turkeys Gone Wild: Add Your Photos

Wild Turkeys can be found in undeveloped areas of Davis. One was last week, but continued walking around in spite of it.

Feel free to help develop this gallery of Meleagris gallopavo (the scientific name of California's wild turkeys) by sharing photographs of wild turkeys around town. Click on the "Submit photo and video" button above the image and follow the simple instructions. Also check out the Turkey page of the Davis Wiki. 

Or if you've got an interesteing fact about turkeys or a bad thanksgiving joke, share them in the comments section. Is your family from Turkey? That works, too!

Meanwhile, here's a bit more about the California’s wild turkeys:

Feeding Wild Turkeys Will Bring Problems Homes to Roost. The California Department of Fish and Game offers turkey tips. Here's one — if you meet a turkey in the rain and it won't give up the right-of-way, approach it with your umbrella open and extended in front of you.

Wild Neighbors: The Wild Turkey: Threat or Menace? Not everyone loves a wild turkey. The Berkeley Daily Planet discusses the controversy.

Give Thanks for Wild Turkeys. KQED Quest talks turkey.

Wild Turkey: A Native California Bird?  If you really, really care whether California's wild turkeys are introduced or originally had their roots in the state.