Birds of a Feather Talk Together

20: Wild Turkey - Conservation success, magnificent feathers, sexual dimorphism

November 20, 2023 John Bates, Shannon Hackett, RJ Pole, Amanda Marquart Episode 20
20: Wild Turkey - Conservation success, magnificent feathers, sexual dimorphism
Birds of a Feather Talk Together
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Birds of a Feather Talk Together
20: Wild Turkey - Conservation success, magnificent feathers, sexual dimorphism
Nov 20, 2023 Episode 20
John Bates, Shannon Hackett, RJ Pole, Amanda Marquart

We have a Thanksgiving special this week as we discuss the Wild Turkey. These birds are a major conservation success story, hear all about it in this weeks episode. We also talk about John seeing a turkey in the Democratic Republic of Congo, how turkeys got their name, and learn all about their magnificent feathers. Join John Bates, Shannon Hackett, RJ Pole, and Amanda Marquart for Birds of a Feather Talk Together. 

This week we are also joined by Jacob Drucker. Jacob Drucker is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Chicago and the Field Museum studying how birds interact with tropical climates over ecological and evolutionary time. Next week we will talk Hawaiian Honeycreepers with Jacob, but this week we invited him to talk turkey with us for Thanksgiving. 

Email us your questions at podcast.birdsofafeather@gmail.com 

Follow us on Instagram for pictures of the birds we discuss, specimen, and more info! @birds_of_a_feather_podcast


Show Notes

We have a Thanksgiving special this week as we discuss the Wild Turkey. These birds are a major conservation success story, hear all about it in this weeks episode. We also talk about John seeing a turkey in the Democratic Republic of Congo, how turkeys got their name, and learn all about their magnificent feathers. Join John Bates, Shannon Hackett, RJ Pole, and Amanda Marquart for Birds of a Feather Talk Together. 

This week we are also joined by Jacob Drucker. Jacob Drucker is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Chicago and the Field Museum studying how birds interact with tropical climates over ecological and evolutionary time. Next week we will talk Hawaiian Honeycreepers with Jacob, but this week we invited him to talk turkey with us for Thanksgiving. 

Email us your questions at podcast.birdsofafeather@gmail.com 

Follow us on Instagram for pictures of the birds we discuss, specimen, and more info! @birds_of_a_feather_podcast