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We’re all familiar with a raspy hen yelp and a thundering tom gobble. But wild hens and gobblers make many turkey sounds beyond these two vocalizations. Each of these sounds express specific meanings.
The eastern wild turkey is North America's most abundant and ... heavy snood (which hangs down above a gobbler’s beak) of the tom, though some hens will sport small wispy beards.
Everyone wanted to know if Tom was okay. The subzero conditions ... residents were staying inside — and East Wichita’s beloved wild turkey was nowhere to be found. The bird had resided at ...