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The Domestic Turkey and the First Thanksgiving

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This is the time of year that we rightfully contemplate the noble Turkey. I don’t believe, but this is subject to correction, that the wild and domestic Turkey were ever called by different binomials. Photograph of a Wild Turkey at Flatrock Brook Nature Center, in Englewood, New Jersey, by Corey. And it isn’t.

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Road birding in New Zealand

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Feral Turkey are also quite common. 6) Australian Magpie Australian Magpie ( Gymnorhina tibicen ) by Kip Lee (CC) The largest songbird you’ll see on the roads, this Australian introduction demands attention, particularly if you happen to be cycling past its nest during the breeding season!