White Wild Turkey

[DrRod]

As I rounded the turn into Cowans Gap this afternoon there was a flock of wild turkeys along the road. One of them was white. Not albino -- it had the same shading and marking as the others -- but it was decidedly white. Has anyone else seen one of these? Is it a real rarity, a freak of nature, et al?

 

[MMagis]

They’re fairly rare, just a genetic mutation. A lot of people call them “smoke” phase, because of the smoky coloring the grey tips give them. I’ve only seen one, and a couple that had white wing feathers.

 

[k0ua]

As I rounded the turn into Cowans Gap this afternoon there was a flock of wild turkeys along the road. One of them was white. Not albino -- it had the same shading and marking as the others -- but it was decidedly white. Has anyone else seen one of these? Is it a real rarity, a freak of nature, et al?

No cellphone photo?

 

[RedNeckGeek]

And here I thought you were gonna say you found some unaged Bourbon i.e. MOONSHINE! :laughing:

 

[DrRod]

No cellphone photo?

I scrambled for my phone and juggled it into position but alas it was too late.

As for the moonshine comment -- you guys never disappoint.