Hey Ladies
by Susan McMenamin
Title
Hey Ladies
Artist
Susan McMenamin
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Hey Ladies! - Each spring male turkeys try to befriend as many females as possible. Male turkeys, also called "Tom Turkeys" or "Gobblers" puff up their bodies and spread their tail feathers. This is called strutting. When a turkey struts, it contracts the muscles that control feather position, causing the body feathers to stand erect. Wild turkey gobblers have the ability to relax and contract small blood vessels in the skin of the head and neck causing changes in the color of the skin. An adult turkey has 5,000-6,000 feathers on its body, in patterns called feather tracts. Its wings will each have 10 stiff primary feathers and 18 or 19 secondary feathers. And, its tail will have 18 large quill feathers. Taken in Beaver Dam, WI.
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April 16th, 2019
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