A face only a Mother could love ~
Male turkey’s faces are brilliantly colored red, white, and blue and change color depending on what mood. A solid white head indicates the most excited.
There were three males courting in this group, with one being the dominant Tom. To attract the females, the males were spreading their tail feathers (called strutting) and spitting. Group courtship like this usually takes place after the winter months in March and April, when they are still flocked together.
Tom and Hen Eastern Wild Turkey
Anatomy of a Turkey Head
1) Caruncles
2) Snood
3) Wattle (dewlap)
4) Major caruncle
5) Beard
Notice the small light tan colored holes to the right of the eye in both the above photo and the top photo. That is the Tom’s ears with which he can hear quite well.
The photo below is not tack sharp so I almost didn’t post however, it demonstrates that this turkey is comparatively more excited as his face is more white and blue than the turkey in the first photo. And you can see the ear quite clearly in this photo, too.
Domestic turkey photo courtesy wiki.
Good Morning Gloucester 
First one – What a close up
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Thank you Anonymous-loved that i don’t have to get super close to that tom to get that shot. He did not at all appreciate my presence. 🙂
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Great shots, Kim. Thanks for the info. The feathers of the Turkey are incredibly beautiful, with irridescent coppers and golds.
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Thank you so much Linda. Yes, I was pleasantly surprised at the the beautiful coppers and golds, too, as well as the striking patterning, and iridescent quality of some of the feathers.
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Kim,
You did a great job here and naming of the areas a plus…We raised these out west and talk about personalities when males fight bump chest use to get a hold of the snood ouch and keen eyesight for movement…Like our peacocks love to nest high up. Thanks! Dave & Kim 🙂
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Ouchie McGouchie!!
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Yes indeed! :-O We had about 15 all together 1 Tom Like this and the other was all white Tom fought over the hens all the time eggs are good too but twice the size of regular chicken egg but not as big goose egg now that’s a omelet there 🙂 Dave
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