I'm no Turkey expert, but after help from my twitter friend D.W. Maiden and checking out a few diagrams, this looks to be a male turkey. The long beard and the spurs on the lower foreleg are just two characters that set a male apart from the female. It's just too bad I didn't get a better head angle. I was in a rush to get home to Megan and Weston, and I just didn't have the time I needed to get a better images once they walked back into the scrubby woods. Blendon Woods Metropark has quite a large group of Turkeys. The last three times I have been there, I've seen at least two, but yesterday afternoon was by far the best photographic opportunity I've had.
Tom
This guy is so colorful.The light must have been just right.
ReplyDeleteBlessings,Ruth
You should see them strut, in the right light there is no more of a beautiful bird !!
ReplyDeleteRuth- There was excellent light! It was about 4:45 in the afternoon on a warm late winter day.
ReplyDeleteBernie- I need to follow this "rafter" of turkeys and photograph them more, It would be great if I could photograph that type of behavior.
Tom
Very delicious...uh, I mean "lovely" photo! ;)
ReplyDeleteLana- I'm not going there again! I had too many problems with last year's thanksgiving post.
ReplyDeleteNice photo... I'm in Gahanna and would love to shoot with you sometime when you're out and about.
ReplyDeleteTom: Great shot of the big Tom, a lot of hunters would like to see him. Great capture with all the colors.
ReplyDeleteThat was the best Turkey photo I have ever seen. Really. The color and strut both worked well.
ReplyDeleteTom- Thanks! The colors were really spectacular.
ReplyDeleteThanks squirrel! The head angle could be better, but I'll take it.
Tom
Magnificent photo. I love the rainbows in the feathers, I love the lockstep gait. I haven't seen our turkeys around here in months and I miss their ugly beautiful faces.
ReplyDeleteThanks Andree, hopefully your NH Turkeys will be out and about soon.
ReplyDelete