January Turkeys
It was a cold January morning and we were looking for a place to walk where we could avoid the thin layer of ice on most the hard surfaces. We ended up choosing a local park/campground that was mostly grass, gravel and pine needles.
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The first sight we see is a flock or rafter of turkeys. I hurriedly grabbed my camera and started taking some shots.
They may have been spooked by our arrival and started moving to the other side of the creek. These shots are a little blurry as I was trying to hurry and capture them as they flew across the creek. Unfortunately my camera settings were less than ideal for moving objects. :)
Here is a couple shots of them across the creek. The rest of the images will be taken after we cross the bridge into the campground.
After spending a short time pecking at the campground floor...
They flap their wings...
And head for greener pastures.
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Photos taken by me, @oldmans, with a Nikon D3300/Tamron 75-300mm lens and some Lightroom post processing.
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Thank you!
They are so huge and there are so many of them!
They are definitely well fed for wild "town" turkeys. There were so many I could only capture about a third of them at a time. Maybe 40-45.
Great photos! They are so incredible and awesome to watch.
Thank you! I just wish I could have got some better images of them flying. There feather patterns and colors are amazing.
Thank you!