Wild Turkey

bhowdybhowdy Registered Users Posts: 658 Major grins
edited March 3, 2010 in Wildlife
One of my favorite places ... Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountain National Park will be closed to the
public starting Monday, for three months! The single lane loop road is being repaved for the first time since
1978. It is much needed but I am sure that I will experience withdrawal symptoms.

Here is a displaying Wild Turkey from early this morning
It was 28 degrees and that's frost on the ground

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Bob
Maryville, TN.
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  • deb22deb22 Registered Users Posts: 428 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2010
    NICE!!!!We don't get these in western Canada[up north] you need to go east a long way.Beautiful bird I would have withdrawls too.http://wildalberta.smugmug.com We only get snowy owls up here this time of year,so it's nice to see something different and pretty to boot.:cry
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  • bhowdybhowdy Registered Users Posts: 658 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2010
    Thanks Deb.
    There was a Snowy Owl that spent some time in middle Tennessee last year .... it caused quite a stir in the Tennessee birding community. Not having the same birds and wildlife in all regions is what gives us an excuse to travel with our camera gear! :ivar
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  • dlplumerdlplumer Registered Users Posts: 8,081 Major grins
    edited February 28, 2010
    Nice shot Bob. Very clean and crisp.thumb.gif
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited February 28, 2010
    I have not seen a turkey shot that shows the colors off so well and body position --well done Now when someone calls me a turkey --I will just think they meen I am pretty mwink.gif
    Jeff W

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  • DsrtVWDsrtVW Registered Users Posts: 1,991 Major grins
    edited March 1, 2010
    Like Jeff it is a nice looking old bird thumb.gifthumbthumb.gif
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  • fool4thecityfool4thecity Registered Users Posts: 632 Major grins
    edited March 1, 2010
    Love all the color you captured in that amazing bird. Nicely done!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2010
    Outstanding caqpture Bob, great color and light. clap.gif
    Harry
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited March 2, 2010
    Personally, as long as they are passable, I'll take the crappy roads. That's why I have 4-wheel drive. Fewer (if any) people!

    Opens June 1st?

    Nice pic, Bob.thumb.gif
  • HntrHntr Registered Users Posts: 30 Big grins
    edited March 3, 2010
    Very nice capture Bob!

    I hear them gobbling every mornings but I haven't been able to get a close shot yet.

    I was trying to get a shot of some bald eagles the other day and saw a flock of thirty or forty turkeys....... but there was no way I couldn't sneak up on them in the crusty snow.
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