I'm giving this thread a friendly bump, as I'm guessing there are some newer members who may not be aware of this Rogues' Gallery-- and in hopes of new faces to be added herein!
Here I am this past August, walking away from my married son after we danced together at his wedding reception:
~ P.
Fes,
Those are what we call Eastern Wild Turkeys. Your Merriams likely came from the US, they are more prevalent in the Western US. We also have Osceola and Rio Grande sub-species in the US. If you get one of each you have what they call the "Grand Slam" of turkey hunting. They are not dumb here (at least the wild ones), they do have a tendency to become less afraid of humans in suburban settings or when people feed them. Both of those turkeys pictured took me five days to locate and pattern. Turkey hunting is a LOT of fun!
Erik