Black Winged Merriams

[david k.]

My son killed this bird in Montana this morning…it has almost solid black wings. Anyone seen anything like this before?

 

[Spurhunter]

Beautiful bird!

 

[CHRIS WILSON]

Pretty.

 

[nwsg76]

Must have
Spent winters in Florida.

 

[Union Co. Boy]

Wow! Beautiful! We're the legs dark colored or black?

 

[Hduke86]

Gorgeous bird

 

[DoubleRidge]

Beautiful bird! Congratulations to your son!

 

[david k.]

Wow! Beautiful! Were the legs dark colored or black?

Don't know. I'll ask.

 

[rem270]

Beautiful bird!

 

[Bgoodman30]

Nope! Thats awesome

 

[338lapuaman]

Looks like a buzzard got invited to his mom's orgy J/K....awesome bird though

 

[david k.]

Wow! Beautiful! We're the legs dark colored or black?

He said it had regular colored legs.

Specs were 22 pounds, 1.25" spurs and about a 7" beard.

One person has said "Melanistic Merriam"

 

[RUGER]

That is awesome !

 

[thirdwilliam]

awesome bird

 

[Union Co. Boy]

He said it had regular colored legs.

Specs were 22 pounds, 1.25" spurs and about a 7" beard.

One person has said "Melanistic Merriam"

That's what I was thinking. Sometimes it even translates over to dark or even black legs. Heck of a bird.

 

[PossumSlayer]

Beautiful bird!

 

[bigtex]

Nice bird, congrats to the hunter!

 

[Gravey]

Pretty bird!

 

[Wrangler95]

Very pretty Tom,congrats!!

 

[TNJones4530]

Full body mount!