The Things I See
Wild Turkey
Posted by Craig (Vacaville, California, United States) on 1 April 2008 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Wow that is Wild, I love it, how does she stand so straight with all that weight? I hope she can run fast, so nobody catches and roasts her ;)
1 Apr 2008 9:46am
@Lorraine: She can run fast alright. I chased her and her friends from down on this country road up a hill and onto this farmer's property. This is as close as she would let me get. Thanks for all your comments Lorraine!
Betty from United States
Excellent! Usually they move away pretty quickly, nice capture!
1 Apr 2008 10:12am
MaryB from Staffordshire, United Kingdom
That's the way I like my Turkey, running free :)
A brilliant shot of this very proud looking bird,
1 Apr 2008 12:01pm
MJ from Delaware, United States
nicely done.. I know how hard it is to get close to turkeys... but it looks like this one posed for you.... great shot
1 Apr 2008 12:23pm
Helen from Last night in Bangkok, Thailand
Looks as though he was posing for you! Nice shot. (I saw the title and expected to see a photo of a bottle!)
1 Apr 2008 12:54pm
danthro from Suburbia, United States
great shot. i know most of it is feather, but man it looks fat! it looks so content i sort of hope it's not being raised to be eaten. ;)
1 Apr 2008 5:53pm
danthro from Suburbia, United States
that was a stupid comment i just made -- the title says 'wild'.
1 Apr 2008 5:54pm
@danthro: LOL I hate it when I do that. :0) There is a fence behind this bird but it was there not to keep the turkeys in. It was just a part of the farmers property. This turkey lead me on quite a chase. We first found him in the road. By the time I got out of the car he was heading into farmland! When I got this close he stopped and fluffed out his feathers as you see in this shot! Thanks for all your comments danthro!
vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Quebec, Canada
Great capture! They are slowly expanding their area, last week someone saw 6 in a field near our city.
1 Apr 2008 7:10pm
standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France
Superb capture. The feathers details are amazing!
1 Apr 2008 7:33pm
Gary from Cochise County, United States
Holy Moly, You win for sheer shock value. This is awesome.
1 Apr 2008 11:28pm
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
Ye gods they're ugly!! LOL But beautiful in their own right... You got a FABulous capture here, Craig!! Most definitely worth the jog to catch up with him.
2 Apr 2008 12:46am
Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada
Were you sipping Wild Turkey while shooting?
2 Apr 2008 3:26am
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
Excellent detail. He looks all puffed up with pride!
2 Apr 2008 5:38am
e. from New York, NY, United States
Wow, that's incredible! The feathers look wonderful in your shot.
3 Apr 2008 6:07am
bronzebilly u.k. from Barry,Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom
Hey Craig...what a portrait,pal..!!...fantastic quality image dude..the feather detail is Ace ,pal...luvs it..luvs turkey..
Billy...
3 Apr 2008 11:04pm
Sony DSC-H9
1/125 second
F/4.5
ISO 80
59 mm