Brood Flock

Too bad it's not Mothers Day today as this would be a perfect way to recognize all of the diligence and hard work that moms expend to raise a child or two. Or perhaps ten children.

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Here's a wild turkey hen and her brood flock.  Judging from the size of her family this hen has performed a magnificent job of mothering. 

As an astute reader you have likely already noted the absence of a gobbler.  In the turkey world males do not play a role in raising the young.  Same for whitetails.  As a consequence you should disregard most everything Disney promotes about the wild animal kingdom as drivel.
 

The little ones are called poults and they're about the size of chickens.

Curious about the black and white format?  The photos are in shades of gray as they were taken very early in the morning under low-light conditions.

Raising a toast to motherhood!