Eastern Wild Turkey (Close up)

I love seeing the hairs on their head. This jake and hen were captured with my new Sigma 150-500 lens through my basement window as they fed below my birdfeeder. C&C is welcome!
Rob

Jake

nice, like the eyes.

Awesome Rob pretty darn good for shooting through glass.Pretty soon they will be struttin.

Great detail in these, Rob, too bad they aren't more attractive (to us).

rick_reno wrote in post #14001223
nice, like the eyes.

Thanks Rick!

andrewhuxman wrote in post #14001288
Awesome Rob pretty darn good for shooting through glass.Pretty soon they will be struttin.

Thanks Andrew! My wife likes the fact that I am keeping the windows VERY clean now They should start strutting very soon. Heck, it already feels like spring here in the Mid Atlantic.

sparker1 wrote in post #14001477
Great detail in these, Rob, too bad they aren't more attractive (to us).

Thanks!! The close ups bring out their true beauty

That's pretty good with an extra layer of glass in between. Maybe try a simple blind next time close to the feeder. That would provide even better photo opportunity.

Having just shot some T-bird myself, only for feasting the eyes, I'd recommend aiming lower next time. LOL!

Well I wouldn't call them attractive but certainly interesting to see. Are wild Turkeys common birds in your part of the world or was it a surprise to see these?

2slo wrote in post #14009353
Well I wouldn't call them attractive but certainly interesting to see. Are wild Turkeys common birds in your part of the world or was it a surprise to see these?

Pretty common in the NE states, and getting more so. They're adapting well to suburbia, but then so too is the coyote.

Nice shots Jake. They are pretty common as Kevan said. In fact sometimes you have to be careful so as not to hit them with your car!

cfcRebel wrote in post #14009299
That's pretty good with an extra layer of glass in between. Maybe try a simple blind next time close to the feeder. That would provide even better photo opportunity.

Thanks!!! I have a ground blind but have always been afraid to use it fearing the camera noise would spook them. Maybe I should give it a try.

Kevan wrote in post #14009334
Having just shot some T-bird myself, only for feasting the eyes, I'd recommend aiming lower next time. LOL!

Ha! Next time I will aim lower

2slo wrote in post #14009353
Well I wouldn't call them attractive but certainly interesting to see. Are wild Turkeys common birds in your part of the world or was it a surprise to see these?

As others have mentioned they are becoming more and more common. Our local population has its peaks and valleys depending on the weather and hunting pressure. Fortunately our local numbers have been rising the last couple of years.

Grizz wrote in post #14009426
Nice shots Jake. They are pretty common as Kevan said. In fact sometimes you have to be careful so as not to hit them with your car!

Thanks!!! Whoops, Jake was meant for the photo of the jake turkey It did look like my name. lol Rob

Very, very nice Rob....or is it Jake? j/k -
You can definitely see the little hairs on these 2, and especially nice shot through extra glass. You must live in a somewhat rural area as we "city folk" don't see these often.

Not the most handsome bird, I think. But you captured it well.

CamFan01 wrote in post #14015335
Very, very nice Rob....or is it Jake? j/k -
You can definitely see the little hairs on these 2, and especially nice shot through extra glass. You must live in a somewhat rural area as we "city folk" don't see these often.

Thanks! I appreciate your comments!! Somewhat rural actually describes it.

Levina de Ruijter wrote in post #14015438
Not the most handsome bird, I think. But you captured it well.

Thanks, your comments are appreciated! The close up shot really brings out their beauty.

very nice but #2 is looking a bit scraggly, long winter I guess.