I think this turkey might have been a bit concerned about being dinner. 😉
Happy Thanksgiving to all of you, from my family to yours. May you enjoy a blessed and safe holiday season!
“Why are you looking at me that way?”
Tom the turkey looking for love
He may not look like much to you and I but I bet those hens think he is absolutely to die for.
I happened across a rafter of these cool birds recently and while they didn’t care to get close, I managed a few decent shots.
Old Benjamin Franklin thought the turkey would make a fine national emblem writing to his daughter, “For the truth, the Turkey is in comparison a much more respectable bird, and withal a true original native of America… He is besides, though a little vain and silly, a bird of courage, and would not hesitate to attack a grenadier of the British Guards who should presume to invade his farm yard with a red coat on.”
I’m not sure about you, but I think we came up with a better choice.
Head on with your Thanksgiving meal
It is a good thing Turkeys taste good because they sure aren’t much to look at, eh? 😀
This handsome fellow is one of a rafter of wild turkeys that hangs out not far from my home, right in the heart of suburbia. Last April I happened across them as light snow fell and was able to get a bunch of cool captures of them, including this one as one of the toms marched straight at me. Yes, they are ugly, but they are fun to watch.
From my family to yours, I wish you all a very happy Thanksgiving and blessed holiday season to come!
Turkey tom showing off for the ladies
Taken back on Easter Sunday as light snow fell. The guys were doing their best to impress the ladies and put on a fashion show for them. Most of the time thing were quiet but the toms did get a bit aggressive toward each other a time or two. This guy is part of a rafter of turkeys that hangs out in a suburban area not far from where I live. There are some nice, natural open space areas for them but they oftentimes road the streets which is pretty fun and seems out of place.
Suburban Wild Turkey gets its closeup
That’s a face only a mother could love, right? 😀
On the way home from playing ballet taxi for my daughter this evening, I happened across one of the toms from a nearby rafter of turkeys. He made for a quick, fun photo subject and, also gave me a chance to test out my Sigma 150-600 Sports since I calibrated the lens’ autofocus system with a product called FoCal from Reikan.
Continued testing will be the determining factor but on this first outing I have to say I am impressed. This was taken at 600mm from a distance of about 20 yards and is cropped at about 50%. You can make out tons of detail in the bird’s skin and count the hairs coming off its head.
“You wanna piece of me? Do you?”
Tom the Turkey looks pretty grumpy today. Not entirely sure why. 😉 From my family to yours, we wish you a very happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for following me. I truly appreciate you taking the time to look at my photos and hope you enjoy them.
Wild Turkey takes to the trees
Well, this was something that looked a bit odd. I knew turkeys would sometimes hang out in trees but this was the first time I had witnessed it personally. After being scared off by a suburban predator, the coyote I posted pics of a couple of days ago, the flock took flight and some of the turkeys sought shelter up high. As out of place as it might seem, they seemed quite comfortable up there and were undoubtedly safe from Wile E.
Turkey toms strut for the ladies
With dismal sky conditions last Saturday I didn’t expect it was worth devoting much time to a photo trip on this day so I decided to keep it local and hit up a few places near home. I came across a rafter of 40 or so Turkeys working their way through a field near the South Platte River in Colorado. The toms were all about impressing the ladies, strutting and posturing to gain attention.
Tom the Turkey says, “Happy Thanksgiving!”
Tony says the same as well. 😉 Their faces won’t win any beauty contests but these guys sure can be pretty when they puff up and strut their stuff as this image taken back in May shows.
Tom Turkey struts his stuff in the high country
A couple of images for what we could call Turkey Tuesday! I happened across this gorgeous bird when starting the drive up Trail Ridge Road this past weekend. He seemed quite obsessed with finding the ladies, none of which were nearby that I spotted.
Nevertheless, he would alternate between gobbling very loudly then puffing out and putting his full plumage on display. Best of all, he didn’t mind me being there and put on quite a show for 20+ minutes until I had my fill of pictures and moved on.
I never noticed until then that you can actually hear the feathers make a whooshing sound when they spread out. Kind of cool. Certainly you do have to look past the face a bit to appreciate the beauty of these birds. 😉
Taken in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado.
