Meleagris gallopavo merriami carrying Mahonia repens | Wild turkey carrying creeping grape holly Found in the western United States, the wild turkey eats a wide variety of food including Mahonia repens. The sketches were created from a taxidermy speciman [1954] at the University of Colorado-Boulder, Museum of Natural History. BluBlaze Creativecolored pencil on mylarcreeping grape hollyMahonia repensMeleagris gallopavo merriamiMuseum of Natural HistoryShiere MelinUniversity of Colorado-Boulderwild turkey