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The wild turkey is the the same species as the domestic turkey, a large poultry bird that was domesticated by the indigenous peoples of Mesoamerica at least 2,000 years ago. Turkey meat is a popular form of poultry, and domestic turkeys are raised throughout temperate parts of the world as livestock.
Meleagris gallopavo (Wild turkey)
Poultry feeding operation chicken house on Maryland's eastern shore near the coastal bays. 20K to 30K birds can be grown per house at a given time in any given flock. Ventilation fans help circulate air flow.
Poultry feeding operation
A poultry farm just beyond wetlands adjascent to Little Monie Creek, near the Monie Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Poultry farm along Little Monie Creek
A walkway through the salt marsh connects this dock on Little Monie Creek to the poultry farm in the background.
Dock on Little Monie Creek at poultry farm
Poultry farm situated along Little Monie Creek sits behind a span of Spartina marsh.
Poultry farm along Little Monie Creek
Poultry farm situated along Little Monie Creek sits behind a span of Spartina marsh.
Poultry farm along Little Monie Creek
Aerial view of chicken houses
Chicken houses
Farm along the forest aside Stutts Creek
Farm amidst the forest
Aerial view of the Pocomoke River.
Pocomoke River
Aerial view of the Pocomoke River.
Pocomoke River
Poultry houses in Somerset County on the Eastern Shore
Poultry farming
Poultry houses in Somerset County on the Eastern Shore
Poultry farming
Poultry houses in Somerset County on the Eastern Shore
Poultry farming
Poultry houses in Somerset County on the Eastern Shore
Poultry farming
Chicken house with rusted roof near fallow fields
Rusted tin roof
Forests and fields surround the Pocomoke River as it makes its way to the Chesapeake Bay. Here it forms the border between Worcester and Somerset Counties
The Pocomoke River
The Pocomoke River makes its way to Pocomoke Sound and Chesapeake Bay. Here it forms the border between Worcester and Somerset Counties
The Pocomoke River
Aerial view of the country of Virginia.
Virginia
Aerial view of the country of Virginia.
Virginia
Aerial view of the country of Virginia.
Virginia
Aerial view of Virginia's eastern Shore.
Virginia's Eastern Shore
Aerial view of Virginia's Eastern Shore.
Virginia's Eastern Shore
Aerial view of Virginia's Eastern Shore.
Virginia's Eastern Shore
Poultry farming in the Nanticoke River watershed
Poultry farming in the Nanticoke River watershed
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