The idea of the Friday My Town Shoot-Out is to post photos of your local community every Friday. This week's assignment was chosen by Scriptor Senex from Wirral, Cheshire, the UK.Photos taken in Corvallis, Oregon.
I love birds; I watch them, feed them, admire them. But I don't have fingers or toes enough to count all of the bad photos I have taken of them. For me to get a picture of a bird the creature must be three or more of the following things:
A. Extremely large
B. Extremely close
C. Extremely still
D. Inanimate
That's why I'm concentrating on the one bird in this community that is most often large, close, still, and sometimes inanimate:
The turkey. My shot of this inanimate bird is also my best.
My second best shot of turkeys (all ladies and youngsters about 50 yards from our house) is blurry because while I was fumbling with the camera I was also holding back my verrrrry excited (and strong) running companions, Ed and Reub. I felt lucky that this encounter, which happened on Saturday, resulted in nothing worse than a fuzzy picture.
John, on the other hand has taken several cool pictures of the neighborhood's turkey population (he took this one from the front porch). In the springtime the guy-turkeys put on a big blustery show to attract girlfriends. Personally I'm not crazy about this kind of machismo.
Although I must say these are very nice butts.
You got me laughing! I need to show some of these to my wife whose favorite knickname for me is Turkeybutt.
ReplyDeleteNice photos. Turkeys are really shy and pretty hard to get I have found. These are excellent.
ReplyDeleteoh my gosh, that last photo is hilarious. i love your turkeys, and random "crossing" signs are so entertaining!!!
ReplyDeleteFolks go to my post and read my experience with wild turkeys. You did good is so many limitations, which I also have.
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HAHAHAHA! That's a great post! I really like the way you built up to the last photo, all serious-like.
ReplyDeleteLove it. I too, have trouble taking photos of birds. Ducks and geese are pretty easy though. That last shot is phenomenal. Those turkey butts are beautiful and funny. Love, love your sense of humor and your photos.
ReplyDeleteGreat turkey butts!
ReplyDeleteLOVE the butts shot! That is priceless.
ReplyDeleteLOL I looove the butt shots..wonderful!! So very fun..both waddling the same direction!! Great shots!! Sarah
ReplyDeletelol........love the turkey butt shot!! crossing sign is a great idea!
ReplyDeleteHilarious. I really enjoyed this.
ReplyDeleteAnd those turkey's really do have great looking butts!
What a great post. First the crossing sign, then the crossing of the turkeys, then the shot of them as they disappear into the distance. Love, love it! And co-incidentally I love these turkeys which are very like the Aussie scrub turkeys which kept me company for several years.
ReplyDeleteWell, I am TOTALLY impressed that you were able to manage a camera while holding the boys!
ReplyDeleteYou are so creative. Thank you for your perfectly composed post. I'm leaving your blog with a big smile on my face!
Fab photos! Turkeys are really ugly birds don't you think? Thanks for leaving your comment on my blog. It is nice living around the countryside but just before the shooting season the pheasants are a real pain, they pop out of the undergrowth and run in front of your car!!!
ReplyDeleteI like all your photos! The last shot is my favorite.
ReplyDeleteLove the turkey butts. We have quite a large flock of turkeys in our yard, too.
ReplyDeleteA great post - Thanks for taking part.
ReplyDeleteROFL - bird butts!
ReplyDeleteThis was a GREAT post! You always have fabulous posts - even with feathered derrieres!
LMAO at the butts, what a great moon if I ever saw one! I saw wild turkeys once in my life and that was out on Long Island in a locals yard. We did a 180 turn around to go back and watch them. I also once with no camera in hand saw wild pheasants on the side of the road last year for my first time. None since.
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