Australian Brush Turkey scrounging for food near our garden

            Also frequently called the scrub turkey or bush turkey, it is a common, widespread species of mound-building bird from the family Megapodiidae found in eastern Australia from Far North Queensland to Eurobodalla on the south coast of New South Wales. The Australian brush turkey has also been introduced to Kangaroo Island in South Australia. It is the largest extant representative of the family Megapodiidae, and is one of three species to inhabit Australia. Despite its name and their superficial similarities, the bird is not closely related to American turkeys, nor to the Australian bustard, which is also known as the bush turkey. Its closest relatives are the wattled brush turkey, Waigeo brush turkey, and malleefowl. Brush turkey eggs are a favourite food of goannas, snakes, and dingoes and dogs, though brush turkeys were also a staple of Aboriginal Australians. Often, goannas exhibit wounds on their tails from having been pecked by brush turkeys that ferociously chase them away from their nests. In situations where they come into contact with humans, such as picnic areas in national parks and suburban gardens, brush turkeys exhibit little fear and often boldly attempt to steal food from tables and raid compost bins. They nest in suburban gardens, and in search of material for their nests remove enormous amounts of mulch from gardens.  5038
   

Taken on: September 17, 2016

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Groups appears in: • Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 L IS USM Macro • Canon EOS 650D (Rebel T4i / Kiss X6i Digital)

Camera: Canon EOS 650D, f/14.0, 1/160 sec, 100mm, ISO 4000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS 650D
Lens:	EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM
Aperture:	f/14.0
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	100mm
ISO:	4000
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Center-weighted average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 12.0.1 (Windows)
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