Turkeys are not particularly famous for their beautiful appearance, and the same goes for the species native to the Yucatán Peninsula, the ocellated turkey. However, their plumage is all the more impressive; at the right angle, it shimmers in a multitude of colors. The pattern itself, reminiscent of the scale-like coat of a fish, immediately fascinated me. Among the deeply hidden Maya ruins of Calakmul in the jungle close to the Guatemalan border, a group of Ocellated Turkeys allowed me to get closer, enabling me to take even close-up photos.