Got Turkey?

[WayneB]

Something we see everyday lately. I think there is somewhere between 40 to 50 in this flock.

 

[jinman]

Very nice, Wayne. They must be pretty tame to come in that close. I'll bet they keep the bug population way down.

In that flock, what's the tom to hen ratio?

 

[WayneB]

Jim I am not too sure how many Toms we are seeing. It is funny that they are all around right now, but the first day of the turkey season they will be off and hiding.

Many of the turkeys in thses pictures are the young chicks that have grown up this summer.

 

[dsgsr]

Yup, Got lots of Turkey's



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[EddieWalker]

Awesome pics!!!!!!!!

My neighbor let ten go over the summer and we had three of them here for awhile. Then they crossed the creek and were seen along the highway for a few months. Now they are off someplace else. He's going to let more go as he can get them, so hopefully one day, I'll be able to enjoy them like you guys.

They really are awesome birds. Both Steph and I love t see them and enjoy watching them. As far as I know, there isn't another bird that entertains us as much as turkeys do!!!

Thanks for posting the pictures, we both enjoyed seeing them.

Eddie

 

[jinman]

Jim I am not too sure how many Toms we are seeing. It is funny that they are all around right now, but the first day of the turkey season they will be off and hiding.

Many of the turkeys in thses pictures are the young chicks that have grown up this summer.

Wayne, sometimes at a distance it is hard to ID the toms from the hens. I normally look for the beard hanging down from their chest and the red wattle (loose skin at throat). The males are normally much larger than females and even when their tails aren't spread, they are much more colorful than the hens. Here's a picture I took to illustrate.

 

[WayneB]

Hi Jim,

Thanks for posting the picture the turkeys at your feeder location. We see a lot of Toms, but normally as soon as we go out they are off and running into the woods. Not too easy to get close enough to take pictures of. Plus the fact that I am not that great at picture taking!

The attached photo is a Tom that is about 10 feet from my office window!

 

[dsgsr]

WayneB, That Tom looks to be a different breed than we have up here. Yours is much more colorfully.

David

 

[WayneB]

David that is what 50 pounds of bird feed will get you. Could be just the guy behind the camera, too!

 

[sandman2234]

Good lucking Flags, also!
David from jax

 

[dsgsr]

Thanks for the complement on the Flags. Two other Veterans and I put up over 100 of those flags all over town every yr. People buy the Flag for $35.00 and donate $15.00 to the local Veterans club and we put them up in the spring and take them down in the fall, They're growing in numbers every yr. Only problem so far, a FEW Sh*t heads have broken them off or stole them. BUT, they are the ones WE signed up to protect and they are the ones that Know no Sacrifice

David

 

[jonbravado]

we like to call them CORN buzzards around here - nice flock.

the population is booming in SC too.

J

 

[scott_vt]

Mornin Wayne,
Nice shots ! We have had many wonder through our fields, last year we had two groups, each with a dozen chicks in tow ! Kathleen really gets a kick out of watching the chicks follow behind ! Im absolutely forbidden to get the shotgun out !

 

[jinman]

I work just off the runway at Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport. On the west side of the airport, there is a wooded area of probably 500 acres or more. Our building site was carved out of that woods. We have a parking lot for approximately 500 cars and wild turkeys come up out of the woods to look for bugs under our parking lot and building lights at night. They are so used to airplane noise, cars, and even gunfire (a police range nearby) that they are afraid of nothing. I fully expect to hear of a departing or incoming flight at DFW airport having a bird strike with a turkey.

The turkey population in this country is growing at a great pace. They really are fun to watch, but my neighbor doesn't like having to clean up their poo on his deck when they come up to peck at their own reflection in his patio door.

 

[WayneB]

Jim it has been several years ago that I flew into Dallas-Ft Worth on a regular schedule, but I remember it as being very large. All I remember is my terminal was miles away and I might not catch my next flight!

The turkeys around here just seem to roam free and visit daily, but come shotgun season they seem to know it is time to hide. It is nice to see them around! Cleaning up after them isn't any harder than the our dogs!!

A few years ago I hit one and the damage to the car was over 2200 dollars. Pretty expensive bird and we didn't even get to eat it!

Wayne

 

[Diesel-ME]

The turkeys in my area have achieved nuisance status for sure! If you feed the smaller birds they quckly learn to scanvenge that area.... and they tend to leave you some, umm, unsavory surprises..... We are constantly running them off.

They are pretty clever though.... sometime I hear them in the woods, but when they don't want to be spotted you just can't find them!

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[dsgsr]

I agree with Diesel-ME they are a nuisance, leaving poo all over for my dogs to role in, FEEEEEWWWWW. They also compete with the Deer with the food, I'd rather see the Deer- There Poo don't stink

David

 

[wjoerob]

Looks pretty good, i can picture the mashed potatoes and dressing right along side... the pilgrims didn't have supermarkets.