A turkey at Parker River Refuge

Photo By/Credit

Matt Poole/USFWS

Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
A wild turkey shows its wattle and caruncles at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge in Massachusetts. The wattle is a skin flap reaching from the beak to the neck. Caruncles are bumps of flesh that cover the birds’ necks and heads.
Ecosystem
Urban
Recreational Activity
Subject tags
Game birds
Urban refuge
Wildlife
Wildlife refuges
Wildlife viewing