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"Rio Grande Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) 18 May 2016 Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Vistors Center Cache Meers Road (State Highway 115) Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma 73507 Observed a single Rio Grande Wild Turkey hen foraging in one of the grassy areas adjoining the Visitors Center at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge near Lawton, Oklahoma. There are four subspecies of wild turkey in Oklahoma according to the online site of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation including: Merriamâs or Rio Grande/Merriam Hybrids, Eastern, Rio Grande/Eastern Hybrids, and Rio Grande. If we consult the map provided by this site for wild turkey in Oklahoma, we see that by far the most common of the four subspecies of wild turkey in the state (including Comanche County where the wildlife refuge is located) is Rio Grande Wild Turkey. This is the wild turkey subspecies that's found exclusively in Comanche County and the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Rio Grande Wild Turkey is an authentic resident of North America and the Western Hemisphere. The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge is administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior. Sources: ""Oklahoma's Wild Turkeys,"" Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, range map, description, photographs, accessed 5.20.16, http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/turkey.htm ""Current Wild Turkey Distribution,"" Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, range map by county, accessed 5.20.16, http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/images/turkeydistribution.jpg"
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"Rio Grande Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) 18 May 2016 Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Oklahoma State Highway 49 Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma 73507 Images 1-2: Male in full display of its feathery regalia Image 3: Male with its regalia withdrawn, foraging Image 4: Male in full display, view from afar Image 5: Three females foraging Image 6: Group when first spotted from afar, 1 tom and 3 hens While leaving the wildlife refuge near dusk, we observed a group of Rio Grande Wild Turkeys led by a tom accompanied by three hens. They were all foraging though the tom took time to display its feathery regalia. The observation was made to the side of Oklahoma State Highway 49, which runs through the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. There are four subspecies of wild turkey in Oklahoma according to the online site of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation including: Merriamâs or Rio Grande/Merriam Hybrids, Eastern, Rio Grande/Eastern Hybrids, and Rio Grande. If we consult the map provided by this site for wild turkey in Oklahoma, we see that by far the most common of the four subspecies of wild turkey in the state (including Comanche County where the wildlife refuge is located) is Rio Grande Wild Turkey. This is the wild turkey subspecies that's found exclusively in Comanche County and the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Rio Grande Wild Turkey is an authentic resident of North America and the Western Hemisphere. The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge is administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior. Sources: ""Oklahoma's Wild Turkeys,"" Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, range map, description, photographs, accessed 5.20.16, http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/turkey.htm ""Current Wild Turkey Distribution,"" Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, range map by county, accessed 5.20.16, http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/images/turkeydistribution.jpg"
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"Rio Grande Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) 18 May 2016 Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Oklahoma State Highway 49 Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma 73507 Images 1-2: Male in full display of its feathery regalia Image 3: Male with its regalia withdrawn, foraging Image 4: Male in full display, view from afar Image 5: Three females foraging Image 6: Group when first spotted from afar, 1 tom and 3 hens While leaving the wildlife refuge near dusk, we observed a group of Rio Grande Wild Turkeys led by a tom accompanied by three hens. They were all foraging though the tom took time to display its feathery regalia. The observation was made to the side of Oklahoma State Highway 49, which runs through the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. There are four subspecies of wild turkey in Oklahoma according to the online site of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation including: Merriamâs or Rio Grande/Merriam Hybrids, Eastern, Rio Grande/Eastern Hybrids, and Rio Grande. If we consult the map provided by this site for wild turkey in Oklahoma, we see that by far the most common of the four subspecies of wild turkey in the state (including Comanche County where the wildlife refuge is located) is Rio Grande Wild Turkey. This is the wild turkey subspecies that's found exclusively in Comanche County and the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Rio Grande Wild Turkey is an authentic resident of North America and the Western Hemisphere. The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge is administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior. Sources: ""Oklahoma's Wild Turkeys,"" Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, range map, description, photographs, accessed 5.20.16, http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/turkey.htm ""Current Wild Turkey Distribution,"" Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, range map by county, accessed 5.20.16, http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/images/turkeydistribution.jpg"
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"Rio Grande Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) 18 May 2016 Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Oklahoma State Highway 49 Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma 73507 Images 1-2: Male in full display of its feathery regalia Image 3: Male with its regalia withdrawn, foraging Image 4: Male in full display, view from afar Image 5: Three females foraging Image 6: Group when first spotted from afar, 1 tom and 3 hens While leaving the wildlife refuge near dusk, we observed a group of Rio Grande Wild Turkeys led by a tom accompanied by three hens. They were all foraging though the tom took time to display its feathery regalia. The observation was made to the side of Oklahoma State Highway 49, which runs through the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. There are four subspecies of wild turkey in Oklahoma according to the online site of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation including: Merriamâs or Rio Grande/Merriam Hybrids, Eastern, Rio Grande/Eastern Hybrids, and Rio Grande. If we consult the map provided by this site for wild turkey in Oklahoma, we see that by far the most common of the four subspecies of wild turkey in the state (including Comanche County where the wildlife refuge is located) is Rio Grande Wild Turkey. This is the wild turkey subspecies that's found exclusively in Comanche County and the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Rio Grande Wild Turkey is an authentic resident of North America and the Western Hemisphere. The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge is administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior. Sources: ""Oklahoma's Wild Turkeys,"" Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, range map, description, photographs, accessed 5.20.16, http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/turkey.htm ""Current Wild Turkey Distribution,"" Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, range map by county, accessed 5.20.16, http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/images/turkeydistribution.jpg"
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"Rio Grande Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) 18 May 2016 Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Oklahoma State Highway 49 Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma 73507 Images 1-2: Male in full display of its feathery regalia Image 3: Male with its regalia withdrawn, foraging Image 4: Male in full display, view from afar Image 5: Three females foraging Image 6: Group when first spotted from afar, 1 tom and 3 hens While leaving the wildlife refuge near dusk, we observed a group of Rio Grande Wild Turkeys led by a tom accompanied by three hens. They were all foraging though the tom took time to display its feathery regalia. The observation was made to the side of Oklahoma State Highway 49, which runs through the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. There are four subspecies of wild turkey in Oklahoma according to the online site of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation including: Merriamâs or Rio Grande/Merriam Hybrids, Eastern, Rio Grande/Eastern Hybrids, and Rio Grande. If we consult the map provided by this site for wild turkey in Oklahoma, we see that by far the most common of the four subspecies of wild turkey in the state (including Comanche County where the wildlife refuge is located) is Rio Grande Wild Turkey. This is the wild turkey subspecies that's found exclusively in Comanche County and the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Rio Grande Wild Turkey is an authentic resident of North America and the Western Hemisphere. The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge is administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior. Sources: ""Oklahoma's Wild Turkeys,"" Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, range map, description, photographs, accessed 5.20.16, http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/turkey.htm ""Current Wild Turkey Distribution,"" Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, range map by county, accessed 5.20.16, http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/images/turkeydistribution.jpg"
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"Rio Grande Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) 18 May 2016 Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Oklahoma State Highway 49 Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma 73507 Images 1-2: Male in full display of its feathery regalia Image 3: Male with its regalia withdrawn, foraging Image 4: Male in full display, view from afar Image 5: Three females foraging Image 6: Group when first spotted from afar, 1 tom and 3 hens While leaving the wildlife refuge near dusk, we observed a group of Rio Grande Wild Turkeys led by a tom accompanied by three hens. They were all foraging though the tom took time to display its feathery regalia. The observation was made to the side of Oklahoma State Highway 49, which runs through the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. There are four subspecies of wild turkey in Oklahoma according to the online site of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation including: Merriamâs or Rio Grande/Merriam Hybrids, Eastern, Rio Grande/Eastern Hybrids, and Rio Grande. If we consult the map provided by this site for wild turkey in Oklahoma, we see that by far the most common of the four subspecies of wild turkey in the state (including Comanche County where the wildlife refuge is located) is Rio Grande Wild Turkey. This is the wild turkey subspecies that's found exclusively in Comanche County and the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Rio Grande Wild Turkey is an authentic resident of North America and the Western Hemisphere. The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge is administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior. Sources: ""Oklahoma's Wild Turkeys,"" Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, range map, description, photographs, accessed 5.20.16, http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/turkey.htm ""Current Wild Turkey Distribution,"" Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, range map by county, accessed 5.20.16, http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/images/turkeydistribution.jpg"
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"Rio Grande Wild Turkey (Meleagris gallopavo intermedia) 18 May 2016 Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge Oklahoma State Highway 49 Lawton, Comanche County, Oklahoma 73507 Images 1-2: Male in full display of its feathery regalia Image 3: Male with its regalia withdrawn, foraging Image 4: Male in full display, view from afar Image 5: Three females foraging Image 6: Group when first spotted from afar, 1 tom and 3 hens While leaving the wildlife refuge near dusk, we observed a group of Rio Grande Wild Turkeys led by a tom accompanied by three hens. They were all foraging though the tom took time to display its feathery regalia. The observation was made to the side of Oklahoma State Highway 49, which runs through the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. There are four subspecies of wild turkey in Oklahoma according to the online site of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation including: Merriamâs or Rio Grande/Merriam Hybrids, Eastern, Rio Grande/Eastern Hybrids, and Rio Grande. If we consult the map provided by this site for wild turkey in Oklahoma, we see that by far the most common of the four subspecies of wild turkey in the state (including Comanche County where the wildlife refuge is located) is Rio Grande Wild Turkey. This is the wild turkey subspecies that's found exclusively in Comanche County and the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Rio Grande Wild Turkey is an authentic resident of North America and the Western Hemisphere. The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge is administered by the US Fish and Wildlife Service, US Department of the Interior. Sources: ""Oklahoma's Wild Turkeys,"" Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, range map, description, photographs, accessed 5.20.16, http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/turkey.htm ""Current Wild Turkey Distribution,"" Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, range map by county, accessed 5.20.16, http://www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/images/turkeydistribution.jpg"
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There was actually a third one hiding in the bushes that we didn't get a picture of. Big old tom fanning itself and two jacks. Made our trigger fingers itchy...
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Had ten chicks two days before was being stalked by feral cats
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Had ten chicks two days before was being stalked by feral cats
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Had ten chicks two days before was being stalked by feral cats
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Found this hen near the Quail Run Campground at Ray Roberts Lake State Park-Isle Du Bois.
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Found this hen near the Quail Run Campground at Ray Roberts Lake State Park-Isle Du Bois.
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Found at Ray Roberts Lake State Park-Isle Du Bois.
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Common in Choke Canyon SP
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Common in Choke Canyon SP
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Nikon FG-20 Old Observation Back Fill