A sequence of three pictures captured by one of the trail cameras of a jake (juvenile male bird) entering from stage left....
And continues to behave like a grown-up gobbler...
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You can tell this is a teenager because his 'beard' on the breast is only a wee bit of sprout (barely noticeable) and his tail fan sports a distinctive irregularity - the middle tail feathers are longer than the rest.
During the mating season nothing more attracts the wrath of an adult gobbler more than the intrusion of a young upstart. He'll get his turkey butt kicked by the boss gobblers if he tries to put this move on the ladies.
Stay tuned...
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