Meleagris gallopavo – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Wild Turkeys in Northern Utah

By Mia McPherson|October 22nd, 2017|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Wild Turkeys|Tags: adult, autumn, flight, flying, hen, hillside, Meleagris gallopavo, Meleagris gallopavo intermedia, Promontory Peninsula, Rio Grande, Rio Grande Wild Turkeys, turkey, turkeys, upland terrestrial birds, Wild Turkey|

It was a fine Autumn morning for photographing Wild Turkeys in northern Utah yesterday because the skies were mostly clear and the turkeys were a bit more cooperative than usual.

Box Elder County Wild Turkeys

By Mia McPherson|November 7th, 2016|Categories: Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Wild Turkeys|Tags: cliff, cliff face, earthy colors, flock, lichen, Meleagris gallopavo, Promontory Mountain Range, Promontory Mountains, turkeys, Wild Turkey|

Finding a flock of Wild Turkeys close enough to photograph in the Promontory Mountain Range of Box Elder County yesterday was exciting and challenging too.

Wild Turkey Hen In The Dixie National Forest

By Mia McPherson|June 2nd, 2015|Categories: Birds, Dixie National Forest, Utah, Wayne County, Wild Turkeys|Tags: female, hen, Meleagris gallopavo, mountain pond, turkey, upland terestrial bird, upland terrestrial birds, Wild Turkey|

Just a quick post this morning from Wayne County, Utah of a Wild Turkey hen I saw feeding near a small pond on the way up to Boulder Top yesterday.