Turkeys are FAST [Archive] - Canon Digital Photography Forums

stoneylonesome

11th of July 2005 (Mon), 18:21

Boy can they take of fast espicially when you're only about 30 feet away :lol: :lol:

http://www.bytegallery.com/data/3096/40turkey31.jpg

good thing he flew in front of the pole. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

http://www.bytegallery.com/data/3096/40turkey30.jpg

Spirit

11th of July 2005 (Mon), 18:42

WOW!!! I can't say I've ever seen a turkey fly before! DO they fly? Or do they just sort of "glide" to another location?

Okay, I'm dumb. lol

*gobblegobble!*

dancad

11th of July 2005 (Mon), 18:45

The way the turkey is placed on the first photo makes it look like a giant bird wanting to cross the road :)

stoneylonesome

11th of July 2005 (Mon), 19:01

WOW!!! I can't say I've ever seen a turkey fly before! DO they fly? Or do they just sort of "glide" to another location?

Okay, I'm dumb. lol

*gobblegobble!*

Oh Believe me wild turkeys fly and fly quite well, they even roost (sleep) in the trees. unlike there barnyard cousins.. who can't get off the ground. You're not dumb, an awful lot of people don't realize that wild turkeys can fly.

stoneylonesome

11th of July 2005 (Mon), 19:02

The way the turkey is placed on the first photo makes it look like a giant bird wanting to cross the road :)

well you are right after I scared him into flight that's where he went right across the road. :lol: :lol:

cfcRebel

11th of July 2005 (Mon), 19:18

Wow, nice flight shots of the turkey! Cool!

Stephen Stephen

11th of July 2005 (Mon), 19:20

Nice capture. We are seeing more and more wild turkeys here and they really are fast flyers for such large birds.

LazyPhotographer

11th of July 2005 (Mon), 19:25

Ya scared the stuffing out of him!! ;-) Nice shots!

tupe

11th of July 2005 (Mon), 21:16

Cool! You don't see that everyday (at least most of us don't).

guitarman3

11th of July 2005 (Mon), 21:41

Nice shots Sandy! Great mini-series!

sparker1

11th of July 2005 (Mon), 22:49

Good flight shot, Sandy. They can be very quick.

stoneylonesome

12th of July 2005 (Tue), 05:56

Thanks all for the nice comments, yes they are quick and a good thing I new where they were, I was stalking them, our they would have made my heart stop when they took off. :lol: :lol: :lol:

marie

12th of July 2005 (Tue), 15:12

ha ha ha ha ha
take off

that's excellent Sandy http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif

you are in the same league as the great big bird photographers around here now
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lucky your bird was too heavy to take off too quickhttp://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif

you'll have lotsa guests (and turkey) for thanksgiving ? http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif
lovely shots to catch
did you have to get out of the car ?

bring a big net next time and 'bring them home'

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stoneylonesome

12th of July 2005 (Tue), 18:21

Thanks Marie, not only did I get out of the car, I got my feet wet sneaking up on them :lol: :lol: :lol:

marie

13th of July 2005 (Wed), 00:39

Thanks Marie, not only did I get out of the car, I got my feet wet sneaking up on them :lol: :lol: :lol:

:shock:
a true pro

:lol: :lol:

Maureen Souza

13th of July 2005 (Wed), 05:49

I love the way it actually looks like it's scrambling to get his taking off gear into sync... nice capture of a fleeting moment.

stoneylonesome

13th of July 2005 (Wed), 06:32

Thanks Maureen, Sometimes ya get real LUCKY. :lol: :lol: :lol: