Rio Grande turkeys at Buffalo Lake Refuge

Two wild turkeys (fat brown ground birds) face each other, one with tail feathers spread.

Photo By/Credit

Robert Burton/USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License

Public Domain

Image

A pair of wild Rio Grande turkeys eye one another at Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge in Texas. The bird at left is a tom; at right is a hen.

Facility

Buffalo Lake National Wildlife Refuge

Ecosystem

Prairie

Recreational Activity

Wildlife watching

Species

Meleagris gallopavo silvestris

Subject tags

Birds

Birdwatching

Game birds

Wildlife

Wildlife refuges

Wildlife viewing

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