Eastern wild turkeys
We often see wild turkeys in the farm. This usually happens in the earlier part of the morning or in the evening, when they walk out of the woods to feed in the pastures. That's why I was surprised today to see a flock of wild turkeys right in the middle of a pasture during the hottest part of the day. I took a few somewhat blurry photos, but when I tried to get a bit closer the birds became alarmed and flew over my head into the woods. Here are two of the better images.
Two adult wild turkeys.
A turkey hen with at least ten chicks following her around.
I stumbled upon this site as I was doing some online research. Wild turkeys pop up in the most unlikely places. I recently saw a photo of one walking down a suburban street in the Northeast!
Posted by: panasianbiz | July 19, 2006 at 11:24 AM