Leader Of The Pack : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Leader Of The Pack / Me in ME
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示 2.1 |
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| 説明 | After several visits I finally was rewarded by seeing four male (toms) wild turkeys displaying their feathers and with blue toned heads. They did not strut around like this very long however and the females went off leaving the males to preen their feathers. Very impressive birds.Males are polygamous, mating with as many hens as they can. Male wild turkeys display for females by puffing out their feathers, spreading out their tails and dragging their wings. This behavior is most commonly referred to as strutting. Their heads and necks are colored brilliantly with red, blue and white. The color can change with the turkey's mood, with a solid white head and neck being the most excited. They use gobbling, drumming/booming and spitting as signs of social dominance, and to attract females. Courtship begins during the months of March and April, which is when turkeys are still flocked together in winter areas.Males may be seen courting in groups, often with the dominant male gobbling, spreading their tail feathers (strutting), drumming/booming and spitting. In a study, the average dominant male that courted as part of a pair of males fathered six more eggs than males that courted alone. Genetic analysis of pairs of males courting together shows that they are close relatives, with half of their genetic material being identical. The theory behind the team-courtship is that the less dominant male would have a greater chance of passing along shared genetic material than if it were courting alone.[20]When mating is finished, females search for nest sites. Nests are shallow dirt depressions engulfed with woody vegetation. Hens lay a clutch of 10–14 eggs, usually one per day. The eggs are incubated for at least 28 days. The poults are precocial and nidifugous, leaving the nest in about 12–24 hours. [Wikipedia] |
| 撮影日 | 2017-03-09 07:21:04 |
| 撮影者 | Me in ME , Brunswick, Maine, USA |
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| 撮影地 | Harpswell, Maine, United States 地図 |