{"id":6591,"date":"2015-11-23T09:50:30","date_gmt":"2015-11-23T14:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=6591"},"modified":"2015-11-23T14:31:51","modified_gmt":"2015-11-23T19:31:51","slug":"take-5-wondrous-wild-turkeys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-wondrous-wild-turkeys\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Wondrous Wild Turkeys"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanksgiving is just around the corner, so it’s time to be thankful for turkeys. While most livestock originates from Europe, Africa, and Asia, turkeys are native to the Americas and were domesticated by ancient Mesoamericans. Therefore, our wild turkeys are close relatives. Enjoy\u00a0five portraits of wild turkeys from past Photo Contest<\/a>\u00a0entries and learn more about these birds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"2014

2014 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Jeffrey Dannay<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2012

2012 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Nathan Goshgarian<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2013

2013 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Alan Roe<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2012

2012 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Will Sweet<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2012

2012 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Judith Montminy<\/p><\/div>\n

And be sure to check out our Turkey Talk\u00a0infographic <\/a>and share away!<\/p>\n

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Thanksgiving is just around the corner, so it’s time to be thankful for turkeys. While most livestock originates from Europe, Africa, and Asia, turkeys are native to the Americas and were domesticated by ancient Mesoamericans. Therefore, our wild turkeys are close relatives. Enjoy\u00a0five portraits of wild turkeys from past Photo Contest\u00a0entries and learn more about […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[158],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-take-5"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-1Ij","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10120,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-giving-thanks-for-turkeys\/","url_meta":{"origin":6591,"position":0},"title":"Take 5: Giving Thanks for Turkeys","author":"Ryan D.","date":"November 20, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The return of wild turkeys to New England is a marvelous success story. 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