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MarshRat89 08-24-2013 07:17 PM

Turkey around ville platte
 
Ok two part question here. 1- are there turkey around ville platte? And 2- is there such a thing as white peacock? Bear with me here. I had to run up to Alexandria this afternoon. On my way back just before the ville platte exit I see this white bird. At first it looked like a egret, but as I passed by it looked like either an albino turkey or white peacock. Wish I would of had time to turn around and snap a pic.

eman 08-24-2013 07:20 PM

yes there are albino peacock and rarely albino turkey.

Duck Butter 08-24-2013 07:26 PM

What kind of habitat? Rice field?


Wood storks are in that area and they are a strange looking bird if you have never seen one - very large with a funny head (aka gourd head)


White turkeys are common in farming as they are the turkeys you eat for Thanksgiving

MarshRat89 08-24-2013 07:34 PM

It was a wooded area just before the first ville platte exit heading south.

Gerald 08-24-2013 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by eman (Post 620890)
yes there are albino peacock and rarely albino turkey.

Not a true albino, but close.

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MarshRat89 08-24-2013 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Duck Butter (Post 620892)
What kind of habitat? Rice field?


Wood storks are in that area and they are a strange looking bird if you have never seen one - very large with a funny head (aka gourd head)


White turkeys are common in farming as they are the turkeys you eat for Thanksgiving

I looked up wood storks it definitely didnt have long legs Like that.

BIG-C 08-24-2013 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by MarshRat89 (Post 620889)
Ok two part question here. 1- are there turkey around ville platte? And 2- is there such a thing as white peacock? Bear with me here. I had to run up to Alexandria this afternoon. On my way back just before the ville platte exit I see this white bird. At first it looked like a egret, but as I passed by it looked like either an albino turkey or white peacock. Wish I would of had time to turn around and snap a pic.

There are turkeys north of VP that were stocked a few years ago,to my knowledge the landowners were not supposed to hunt them for a certain amount of years think they were put out by N***.The farm that I hunt on is near that exit and had peacocks running around the last few years,they were put there by the landowner along with other exotics,however I have never seen a white one.

MarshRat89 08-24-2013 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Gerald (Post 620901)
Not a true albino, but close.

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I really think this is what it was. I don't know what a peacock would of been doing out there.

Duck Butter 08-24-2013 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by MarshRat89 (Post 620898)
It was a wooded area just before the first ville platte exit heading south.

Yeah then not wood storks

They are in the fields, won't find em in the woods, which is ironic because "wood" in the name and all


yes on white wild turkeys, they exist, likely leucistic and not a true albino

MarshRat89 08-24-2013 07:46 PM

Wish I would had time to turn around. I had to go work on the mother in laws AC. Now I'm rushing to get to an engagement party.

Top Dawg 08-24-2013 08:48 PM

http://i1206.photobucket.com/albums/...d/eeb9f3c7.jpg
Like this?

meaux fishing 08-24-2013 09:48 PM

I have seen turkeys on the side if the interstate in that area a few times. I used to drive that road a lot when I lived in Monroe. Never saw a white one though.

bayou fishing 08-25-2013 12:14 AM

I have two friends that have seen it in the same area also.

specktator 08-25-2013 07:01 AM

Turkey around ville platte
 
I have seen white turkeys before a few times in St. Francisville. Don't know if they are albino. Used to see one all the time years ago. May have been the same one. I called up a solid white hen one time about 5 years ago.

Just got one of my friends into turkey hunting last year. He has some property in Mamou been having all his life and said he never saw a turkey before out there or any sign. I told him to go ride out there before daylight this spring and sure enough he heard 2 gobblers.

BROWN FIN 08-25-2013 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Top Dawg (Post 620928)

We had a few like that on a deer lease I was on a few years ago. Might be the same place your picture is from.

Top Dawg 08-25-2013 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by BROWN FIN (Post 620985)
We had a few like that on a deer lease I was on a few years ago. Might be the same place your picture is from.

Yep. Same place

BROWN FIN 08-25-2013 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Top Dawg (Post 620988)
Yep. Same place

The white ones taste like chicken.

MarshRat89 08-25-2013 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Top Dawg (Post 620928)

This thing was solid bleach white


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