Turkeys usually get around by running or walking. They can also fly. They normally roost, or sleep, in tall trees. The female turkey is smaller than the male. The male can grow to 48" and the female to 36". Similar species include the Ring Necked Pheasant, and the Sage Grouse. Some of the sounds they make are gobbling, clucking, flock, and alarm calls.

They live around the Eastern and Southwestern United States, including Wisconsin. They also live in parts of Mexico. Their habitats vary and include forests, swamps, grasslands, and woodlands. Turkeys are usually found near oak trees because acorns are a favorite food. Besides acorns, turkeys eat leaves, grains, berries, roots, and insects. Sometimes they eat snakes, lizards, salamanders and frogs.

Turkeys often nest at the base of a tree or under shrubs or in tall grasses. Female turkeys usually lay between ten and fifteen eggs. The eggs are white to a pale buff in color and dotted with reddish brown. The young turkeys leave the nest shortly after hatching. They can make short flights at the age of one to two weeks, but are not full grown for several months.

Believe it or not, Benjamin Franklin would have preferred the wild turkey rather than the bald eagle as our national symbol.

Turkeys usually get around by running or walking. They can also fly. They normally roost, or sleep, in tall trees. The female turkey is smaller than the male. The male can grow to 48" and the female to 36". Similar species include the Ring Necked Pheasant, and the Sage Grouse. Some of the sounds they make are gobbling, clucking, flock, and alarm calls.

They live around the Eastern and Southwestern United States, including Wisconsin. They also live in parts of Mexico. Their habitats vary and include forests, swamps, grasslands, and woodlands. Turkeys are usually found near oak trees because acorns are a favorite food. Besides acorns, turkeys eat leaves, grains, berries, roots, and insects. Sometimes they eat snakes, lizards, salamanders and frogs.

Turkeys often nest at the base of a tree or under shrubs or in tall grasses. Female turkeys usually lay between ten and fifteen eggs. The eggs are white to a pale buff in color and dotted with reddish brown. The young turkeys leave the nest shortly after hatching. They can make short flights at the age of one to two weeks, but are not full grown for several months.

Believe it or not, Benjamin Franklin would have preferred the wild turkey rather than the bald eagle as our national symbol.