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Beautiful pic of an amazingly colourful bird there MA.

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Originally Posted by Mad Aussie

"Got anything for me to eat hu-man?"

They jump up on the picnic tables ... will dig through your camp gear ... whatever it takes to find food.

Are they quite tame, as our wild turkeys see a human and turn tail and run.

But am I tasty?

Nice one MA!

Thanks Marko :)

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Originally Posted by Hillbillygirl

Beautiful pic of an amazingly colourful bird there MA.

Are they quite tame, as our wild turkeys see a human and turn tail and run.

Thanks HBG. They are quite tame and will come very close as long as you aren't walking in their direction. If you do that they scuttle off and try to catch one (by hand) anytime you like ... you won't, they are so fast.

They build huge incubation mounds and regulate the temp within a degree or so for the eggs. They are protected by law and I think (I was told but can't confirm) the penalty for killing one is huge.