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Wild Turkey
Wild Turkey
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Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S3 Pro
Aperture: 4.5
ISO: 400
Shutter: 750
Galleries: Nature, Birds
Date Uploaded: Jan 19, 2009

Viewed: 283
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

A local turkey hen. This is the Osceola Turkey, a distinct subspecies native only to Florida. They are one of the most skittish and hardest to hunt of all the florida game animals. At least that is what they say on the hunting outfitters websites LOL. I see them often.
Nikkor 300mm 4.5 IF ED. all manual.

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01/24/2009 10:26:00 AM
Cool, so different from the ones here.
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01/23/2009 06:30:50 PM
She has a pretty good camouflage outfit on.
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01/22/2009 10:30:29 PM
nice capture of a pretty fugly bird :)
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01/22/2009 08:09:12 PM
You see them often because you are only hunting with a camera. Turkeys are reputed to be pretty smart birds. Looks aren't everything ;-)
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01/21/2009 08:40:00 PM
Nice to see this Osceola Turkey hen. I've never seen one before except in hunting magazines. I'm betting that you didn't have a lot of time to get many images of her. hehe. I think I have a pic of one of our Eastern Turkeys. I'll post it if I find it.
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01/21/2009 11:08:12 AM
Great job capturing the skittish bird! The wild turkeys up here are really hard to get.
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01/19/2009 11:30:35 PM
How cool is that to see this gal in her native habitat! Nice find! You even got her in action! She looks a bit skinny. There aren't too many uglier birds on the planet! :)
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01/19/2009 08:28:47 PM
Hey Waddy, you drive by photographer!! When we were in FL we saw a bunch of these guys. Nice to know that they were Osceola turkeys, not just the normal turkeys we see up north here.
Nice capture.
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01/19/2009 05:44:41 PM
That has to be one of the ugliest, strangest looking birds on the planet. I agree with Jedusi - it wouldn't look out of place as an extra in Jurrasic Park!
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01/19/2009 03:25:27 PM
Crazy looking bird - with that background it looks almost prehistoric . .
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