Whether your mouth waters or you simply admire their trotting and pecking, wild turkeys in the east bay hills are sure to catch your attention.
So what do wild turkeys eat on Thanksgiving (or any other day for that matter)?
Their diet includes seeds, berries, nuts, roots, and insects as well as grasses.
And what gobbles up these turkeys and their eggs besides Thanksgiving consumers?
We humans are the biggest consumer of turkeys, but coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions, eagles, owls and foxes also feast on the large birds. Small mammals like racoons, opossums, skunks, foxes, and groundhogs as well as snakes feast on their eggs and babies.
But despite being legally huntable in 49 states, we can be thankful that wild turkeys, the same species as the domestic variety, continue to thrive in flocks commonly seen by bay area hikers.
So what do wild turkeys eat on Thanksgiving (or any other day for that matter)?
Their diet includes seeds, berries, nuts, roots, and insects as well as grasses.
And what gobbles up these turkeys and their eggs besides Thanksgiving consumers?
We humans are the biggest consumer of turkeys, but coyotes, bobcats, mountain lions, eagles, owls and foxes also feast on the large birds. Small mammals like racoons, opossums, skunks, foxes, and groundhogs as well as snakes feast on their eggs and babies.
But despite being legally huntable in 49 states, we can be thankful that wild turkeys, the same species as the domestic variety, continue to thrive in flocks commonly seen by bay area hikers.