Sunday, December 30, 2012

Wild Turkeys

 Wild Turkey

A week ago on a walk down a woodland path, my husband and I came upon a flock of approximately two dozen wild turkeys. They were way more interested in scratching the earth for bugs and worms than they were in me and my camera.

Another wild turkey

And yet another wild turkey!

27 comments:

Lois Evensen said...

I can't help but think of Thanksgiving dinner. ;)

Seriously, beautiful images! Very nice.

Judy said...

How lucky for you, our wild turkeys are so skittish of people I could never get a shot of them this close.

Lowell said...

Great images. I saw one on our golf course last year but it ran away. I guess I shouldn't have yelled "Thanksgiving!"

I used to work with a bunch of turkeys but they were all wearing suits!

MadSnapper said...

amazing shots and i have never seen a wild one. hubby has, he used to hunt in PA when he lived up there. i rather hunt with my camera.

Linda said...

You got some great close ups of the wild turkeys.

Yogi♪♪♪ said...

I love wild turkeys but I have never come up on them on foot. Great shots.

Birdman said...

They are amazing plump and stupid. They leave LOTS of crap on my lawn. hahahaha

Judy said...

great shots!! Around here, the wild turkeys are far more cautious!! They don't make a fuss about it, just drift into the woods as you approach...

Dianne said...

you got great close-ups

Pamela Gordon said...

Wow, these are really great turkey shots! aka a turkey shoot. LOL They have made their way into our area too but I don't know what they do with all this snow.

Kerri Farley said...

What a FABULOUS find!

Betty Manousos said...

your wild turkey photos came out great!

nice work on the bokeh too.

wish you and your family a very happy new year!!

Small City Scenes said...

Great pictures. Love them 'ol turkeys. MB

Jack said...

Coo photographs, EG. When I lived near Boston College decades ago, we had turkeys walking through the back yard every fall. Pheasants, too.

A Garden of Threads said...

Wow, great captures. Like the backlit one. Wishing you all the best in 2013.

Gill - That British Woman said...

I haven't seen any wild turkeys around here in ages, I think we are too out in the open here.

GIll

Stephanie said...

Great close ups on this turkey.

Michelle said...

Your photography is great here, but turkeys are just the homeliest of creatures!

Randy said...

It's almost like they posed for you.

Anonymous said...

They're a bit skittish and sometimes elusive... you did great here!

George said...

These are great portraits of the turkeys.

Beyond the Dog Dish said...

Great photos! Turkeys really are awkward little guys.

Carver said...

Wild turkeys are so fun to watch.

Darla said...

Such colorful birds. We occasionally see them when we are up in the mountains but never get that close.

Darla

NatureFootstep said...

nice catch. :) I hope the only way you shoot them was with the camera. :)

Jenn Jilks said...

We had the kids over last Saturday. The city boy and his girlfriend were here, too.
GF wandered and looked out the back door at the 12 turkeys. Holy smoke, she was surprised! Our are huge!

Snowcatcher said...

How neat to see a whole flock, and better yet, get several pictures of them! I guess they were happy they survived Thanksgiving. :)

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