This came from the NWTF....
Feathers:
•Males: Gobblers have iridescent red, green, copper, bronze and gold feathers. They use these bright colors to great advantage when attracting females during breeding season.
•Females: Hens have drab, usually brown or gray feathers. They make great camouflage and hide hens when they sit on their nests.
•Color Phases: A few wild turkeys grow unusually colored feathers. These are known as color phases. There are four color phases, a smokey gray color phase, a melanistic color phase (all black), an erythritic color phase (reddish coloration) and an albino color phase (very rare
