Field Notes from the Montana Natural History Center   /   Order in the Roost

Description

Once the turkeys had returned to the trees, a dance began. They leaped from branch to branch and sometimes switched trees, trying to get higher and higher—or so I thought. I began to wonder if the social hierarchy, so well-established for turkeys while on the ground, carries to the roost. Was it possible that the ideal vertical place in a tree could be the middle, high enough from land-based predators, yet far enough below flying threats from the night skies?

Subtitle

Once the turkeys had returned to the trees, a dance began. They leaped from branch to branch and sometimes switched trees, trying to get higher and higher—or so I thought. I began to wonder if the social hierarchy, so well-established for turkeys whil

Duration

248

Publishing date

2019-10-27 20:00

Link

https://www.mtpr.org/post/order-roost

Contributors

Jim Giese author  

Enclosures

audio/mpeg

FN-Wild-Turkey-Roosts-10-29-19-and-11-01-19.mp3