Photos: Pardoned Iowa turkeys headed for Eastern Iowa farm

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds pardoned two turkeys, Tailfeather and Wingding, during the annual turkey pardoning ceremony Tuesday at the governor’s mansion at Terrace Hill in Des Moines. The turkeys, who were raised in Iowa, will be spared from the Thanksgiving table and live on an Eastern Iowa farm.

Erin Murphy

Nov. 25, 2025 1:16 pm

Turkeys Tailfeather and Wingding wander the grounds during the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony at the governor's mansion at Terrace Hill in Des Moines on Tuesday. (Erin Murphy/The Gazette)

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds and first gentleman Kevin Reynolds watch turkeys Tailfeather and Wingding during the annual Thanksgiving turkey pardoning ceremony at the governor's mansion at Terrace Hill in Des Moines on Tuesday. (Erin Murphy/The Gazette)