BACK COUNTRY BY ROBERT ADAMS
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ROBERT ADAMS
from far away through the fog in the morning calling hens
to mate. Hens lay their eggs on the ground. F our Osceola wild turkey hens with bluish heads
group around a male red gobbler while foraging
for seeds, berries and insects. Keen eyesight enables
them to spot predators far away. The turkeys roost
in trees at night for protection. Gobblers can be heard