Aug 09, 2008 10:42 | #1 I'm a rural mail carrier and these were all snapshots from the window of my mail truck except for #5 which was in South Padre Island. C&C welcome.  2. Road Runner 2  3. Wild turkey  4. Mourning dove  5. Gull or Tern? from a 4th floor balcony at South Padre Island.  7d, 40d, 24-105L f4, 70-300mm f/4, 28-135mm f/3.5, 10-22mm, 580EXII
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Aug 09, 2008 11:00 | #2 Laughing Gull, very nice, esp. like the iridescent feathers on the Turkey. MIKEIVAN
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Aug 09, 2008 11:43 | #3 No. 2 is the best for me. Milan www.pbase.com/milv
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Aug 09, 2008 21:34 | #4 In #2 he's holding a stick in his mouth. I don't think they eat sticks, so there may be a nest in the making unless he was just picking his teeth. I mean beak. ha
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scrumpy Goldmember  3,664 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jun 2004 Location: Dorset, England More info | Aug 10, 2008 08:59 | #5 Nice series - tell me, do wild turkeys fly? Domestic birds in the UK don't, and we have no wild birds David: Canon EOS 400D - Canon EF70-300mm f/4-55.6 IS USM -Sigma 17-70 F2.8-4.5 DC Macro - Sigma 50-500 'Bigma' - Speedlite 580EX 11 - Better Beamer
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Aug 10, 2008 10:38 | #6 do wild turkeys fly Yes, but like the road runners they prefer to stay on the ground. I've seen turkeys fly, but only once. From Wikipedia: "In flight they can reach a speed of 50 miles per hour (80 km/h). They usually fly close to the ground for no more than a quarter mile (400 m)." The turkey in my photo is wild but belongs to a flock that ranges in a small housing development near a wooded area. I see them nearly every day and you can get within 30 yards of them before they spook. Next spring I should be able to get shots of the males in their mating behavior strutting. 7d, 40d, 24-105L f4, 70-300mm f/4, 28-135mm f/3.5, 10-22mm, 580EXII
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Redrib Goldmember  2,387 posts Joined Dec 2007 Location: Southwest Missouri More info | Aug 10, 2008 10:41 | #7 Lucky you to get so many nice images! I love that Roadrunner!
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sugarzebra Cream of the Crop  More info | Aug 10, 2008 10:46 | #8 |
Aug 10, 2008 11:11 | #9 I saw a road runner carrying a lizard in its mouth the other day but it has been so hot lately that I haven't been taking my camera with me on the mail route.  2. Another turkey  7d, 40d, 24-105L f4, 70-300mm f/4, 28-135mm f/3.5, 10-22mm, 580EXII
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Jun 13, 2009 12:47 | #10 I know this is an old thread but I said I would get some turkeys strutting so here they are:  2.  3. Everyone seemed to like the roadrunner so here is another one.  7d, 40d, 24-105L f4, 70-300mm f/4, 28-135mm f/3.5, 10-22mm, 580EXII
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canonloader Cream of the Crop  More info | Jun 13, 2009 12:53 | #11 Hech yeah, I'd carry my camera on the truck too. Mitch- ____...^.^...____
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jgrussell Looking around nervously  18,758 posts Likes: 14 Joined May 2008 Location: NJ USA More info | Jun 14, 2009 10:01 | #12 That last set is very nice -- love the roadrunner -- beep beep! -- jgr
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kenyc Cream of the Crop  More info | Jun 14, 2009 12:04 | #13 Great catches on these. Love the roadrunners! Kenny A. Chaffin
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sparker1 Cream of the Crop  29,368 posts Likes: 295 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, AZ More info | Jun 14, 2009 13:39 | #14 Good shots, both old and new. Not sure just where you are, but I've seen some nice birds around Palo Duro canyon. Stan (See my gallery at http://www.pbase.com/sparker1
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Jun 14, 2009 18:28 | #15 My mail route is in Argyle, about 30 miles north of Dallas. 7d, 40d, 24-105L f4, 70-300mm f/4, 28-135mm f/3.5, 10-22mm, 580EXII
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