Saturday, November 28, 2009

Camera Critters # 86 - Wild Turkey

Camera Critters by Misty Dawn, go here to see who's participating.

Being Thanksgiving week I thought I would display some wild turkey I saw one day along the road.

There was a large flock probably of one family.

They stayed around a long time and I got quite a few photos of the gang.


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34 comments:

  1. MarthaNovember 28, 2009 at 10:31 AM

    Great turkey post! We used to see the wild turkey along Rt 417 in FL all the time going too and from Disney, but I never stopped to try and take a photograph. I didn't want the FHP to get upset with me!

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  2. Yogi♪♪♪November 28, 2009 at 10:33 AM

    Great pictures Fishing Guy. Here in OK we have lots of wild turkeys and I have sometimes come upon a whole flock (herd, school, ???) of them up close but have never had my camera close by.

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  3. SnapNovember 28, 2009 at 10:34 AM

    Perfect for Thanksgiving weekend. Beautiful birds and photos!

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  4. BarbNovember 28, 2009 at 10:43 AM

    Perfect, FG! Glad that these escaped the roaster. Your new header is great!

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  5. DarlaNovember 28, 2009 at 10:43 AM

    Guess they are safe for another year!

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  6. DinaNovember 28, 2009 at 10:55 AM

    Oh this is so exciting to see all those turkeys, wild, free, and alive. Lucky you. Thanks for showing us!

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  7. ???November 28, 2009 at 10:58 AM

    Gorgeous birds. I'm always surprised how big they are.

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  8. storyteller at Small ReflectionsNovember 28, 2009 at 11:00 AM

    How FUN to see these wild turkeys! Glad they survived Thanksgiving ;-)
    Hugs and blessings,

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  9. LadynredNovember 28, 2009 at 11:22 AM

    They must be thankful that they are not in the market or else byebye! (smile) Great pictures.

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  10. Twisted FencepostNovember 28, 2009 at 11:52 AM

    Great shots, FG!
    They don't get close enough for me to get "good" shots of them.
    BUT, someday I'll own a zoom lens and they won't have to be close.

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  11. Unseen India ToursNovember 28, 2009 at 12:04 PM

    Fantastic shots !! I have never seen Turkey so closely !! Great post !!Unseen Rajasthan

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  12. Cezar and LéiaNovember 28, 2009 at 12:14 PM

    wow they are so huge, I could not hunt this "bird" LOL
    Beautiful pictures, I have never seen this critter "face to face", cool post!
    purrs and love
    your friend
    Luna - We love Luna

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  13. Nikki - Notes of LifeNovember 28, 2009 at 1:01 PM

    There'll be a few less turkeys about after Christmas, no doubt. Great shots :)

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  14. Jack and JoannNovember 28, 2009 at 1:05 PM

    Perfect time for wild turkey pics. Now go help yourself to a shot of Wild Turkey----the other kind.

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  15. DeniseinVANovember 28, 2009 at 1:48 PM

    Those are wonderful photos of the turkey's. I've never seen them that close before.

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  16. Adrienne ZwartNovember 28, 2009 at 2:11 PM

    Happy Thanksgiving, Tom. Great shots.

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  17. GaelynNovember 28, 2009 at 3:09 PM

    And after that you could eat turkey? They are magnificent birds. Nice shots Tom.

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  18. JeanneNovember 28, 2009 at 3:35 PM

    This is great. Some fine plumage there.

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  19. imacNovember 28, 2009 at 5:12 PM

    Still got some live Turkey then.

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  20. Chubskulit RoseNovember 28, 2009 at 5:48 PM

    I bet lots of them mourn in losing their friends and families last Thanksgiving hehehe (kidding). Great shots!

    Magpie is my entry.

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  21. WillardNovember 28, 2009 at 7:02 PM

    An excellent camera critters post, Tom. I like to see the strutting, or "puffed up" as we sometimes call it.

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  22. DimpleNovember 28, 2009 at 7:38 PM

    Well, I've got wild turkeys, too! It must be Thanksgiving!

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  23. edenNovember 28, 2009 at 7:38 PM

    Wonderful turkey shots. It reminds me of my Dad who breed turkeys before..

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  24. SAPhotographs (Joan)November 28, 2009 at 11:19 PM

    I am sure you were think of Thanksgiving when you saw them Tom. :)

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  25. AnonymousNovember 28, 2009 at 11:34 PM

    What a big flock & you really did get some great shots of them! Very cool job

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  26. wennNovember 28, 2009 at 11:40 PM

    wow..nice..

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  27. OmanNovember 29, 2009 at 2:40 AM

    a turkey chased the he** out of me when i was younger so i am kinda' scared of them. but i do my revenge on the dinner table.

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  28. DirkjogtNovember 29, 2009 at 5:16 AM

    Very nice to see. Don't see wild turkeys around here.

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  29. eileeninmdNovember 29, 2009 at 6:23 AM

    Great post and I love your turkey photos. I hope they survived.

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  30. AnonymousNovember 29, 2009 at 3:52 PM

    Nice job, FG! Do you know, even in large groups, I've only ever seen females in the wild? Never a male.

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  31. MaryNovember 29, 2009 at 4:59 PM

    Wonderful turkeys! Makes me feel bad for eating one, when I see them wild like this.

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  32. SandyCarlsonNovember 29, 2009 at 9:11 PM

    Beautiful. They're safe around this vegetarian.

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  33. TipperNovember 30, 2009 at 11:24 AM

    They are so pretty when they strut their stuff : )

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  34. AnonymousDecember 3, 2009 at 7:33 AM

    Fabulous turkey pictures, Tom! I haven't been around in a while - was traveling and taking care of some family business. Trying to catch up on the impossible task of blog hopping! Happy Holidays!!!

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