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November 14, 2012 / Leslie

Wordless Wednesday: Mr. Turkey

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Almost wordless: While out on a birdwalk Saturday, I noticed the turkeys were keeping their distance from the humans. They actually flew over a fence to get away from us. A flying turkey is something you don’t see very often. They must know something is up. This is a photo from earlier this year when they were much friendlier and proudly displaying for the females.
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  1. jumpingpolarbear / Nov 14 2012 2:07 am
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    Turkeys looks so weird :). Tasty though!

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  2. Mary / Nov 14 2012 6:23 am
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    Wow, amazing pic, Leslie! We have a skinny turkey in our neighborhood. I think he’s so skinny because we see him all over a half-mile area. He must be in evasion mode 😉

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    • Leslie / Nov 15 2012 2:27 am
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      They’re normally much skinnier. This guy was puffing up his feathers to impress the ladies.

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  3. Beckey / Nov 14 2012 7:32 am
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    Interesting Pic… We had a flock of them blocking one of the back roads in my area a week ago 🙂

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  4. BermudaOnion / Nov 14 2012 8:51 am
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    I saw a truck full of turkeys yesterday and felt sorry for them. I don’t blame them for avoiding humans!

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  5. nrlymrtl / Nov 14 2012 10:24 am
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    There’s a clutch of wild turkeys at my parent’s place along the bosque. My mom feeds them and only grumbles when they step on her lettuces and such. While not friendly, I can get within 5 feet of them if I am offering food.

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    • Leslie / Nov 15 2012 2:28 am
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      I’ve never tried feeding them. They usually run away when I get within 10 or 20 feet. And they run fast!

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  6. Carol / Nov 14 2012 11:09 am
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    I haven’t seen any turkeys lately. Great photo.

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  7. Suko / Nov 14 2012 2:49 pm
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    What a wonderful photo!

    I see wild turkeys in the mountains here in CA. They travel in “gangs” and are always fun to spot (although some are confrontational).

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  8. Nise' (Under the Boardwalk) / Nov 14 2012 9:00 pm
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    The group of turkeys that I always saw on my walk, have moved onto another area. That is one big guy!

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  9. Arti / Nov 14 2012 9:19 pm
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    Oh my, they must have known what time it is in the year … thanksgiving is fast approaching. 😉 What a beautiful photo. Do they run around wild? Or you took this in a farm?

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    • Leslie / Nov 15 2012 2:31 am
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      These are wild. They live in the wooded area of one of the parks where I go birding.

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  10. Alyce (@AtHomeWithBooks) / Nov 15 2012 12:13 am
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    Amazing looking! I haven’t ever seen one of these guys in person.

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  11. stacybuckeye / Nov 20 2012 8:03 pm
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    I’ve never come across a turkey in ‘the wild’. So prestigious.

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