13 February 2010

up close & natural

they're baaaack!
...and they're even closer to the house this time!
turkeys! a whole flock of them right outside the back door! i got quite a few shots before my flash went off and they scattered to the woods, moving quicker than i thought any turkeys could!

13 comments:

A Friendly Stranger said...

lovely picture's.....

It's a delight:)

CrazyCris said...

gobble-gobble-gobble!

All I ever get around here is the occasional Upupa epops (an odd-looking bird that sounds like an owl). And they're way to fast to catch on film! :p

Kane Johnson said...

These are amazing pictures. You have a real talent.

Megan said...

Wow! How cool!

R said...

cool you have turkeys near your house! i mostly get crows...and the occasional kingfisher who gets lost!marl

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chris said...

and they haven't been back since. go figure.

rhyter said...

Such majestic birds. They are very difficult to hunt as they have a keen eye and are very intelligent. They usually don't come around houses or roads, but they are more plentiful now than in the past. If you see them, they are usually looking for an alternative food source. Beautiful photos.

chris said...

rhyter: they've been in compost and under the birdfeeders so they must be pretty hungry. there's still a lot of snow cover in the wood so it must be hard for them to find food. ~chris

Debs - debslosingit.com said...

My first time here, saw you listed under "blogs of note". Beautiful photos of the turkeys. We had a lot of poultry when I was a kid, and the turkeys were always my favorites.

HamzaSidra said...

very clear pics....

Fiona Howell said...

Haha, turkeys. My dad likes to honk at them in the car because he thinks it's funny. I saw one fall out of a tree once. lol.

gizbo said...

beautiful...no other word can describe what I feel when I look at your wildlife shots.