Thursday, November 22, 2012

Holiday Turkeys

TAILFEATHERS
 
Just at daylight I heard the sound of these Toms gobbling. Turkeys in the campground! Slowly raising the blinds in the travel trailer, this view started my day. Wings dropped, chests thrust forward with tailfeathers in full fan. Shuffling their feet thru the leaves while moving in a ritualistic slow pace, these guys were doing, or showing, their best attributes off for the hens in a dance!
 
 
HEY! Come Back!
 
At first the girls just moved on as if uninterested. Naturally the fellows kept the chase up while still displaying their best form!
 
 
Paired!
 
Finally the Hens made their choice and the Toms could relax their feathers!
 
 
Happy Thanksgiving To All!
 
P.S.
No birds harmed in these shots!
BUT
One of their domesticated cousins is sure offering up wonderful smells from the oven! 
 
 


10 comments:

  1. Great shots! Happy Thanksgiving!!

    I have one of their domesticated cousins cooking in my oven also, along with chocolate chip cookies, banana bread....

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    1. I'm assumed these are from Camp Doris! I hope these birds made it back home in one piece. Great shot!

      Ron,
      can you sent me some of those cookies, and banana bread? I can smelled from here. LOL.

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    2. Camp Doris it is 'Q'; Site #54 to be exact.

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  2. mi sa che faranno una brutta fine.....

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  3. Great group of photos Parker and as always love the commentary to go with!

    Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

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  4. Beautiful images of Turkey ...The first image very cool ... Greetings

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  5. Great shots. I hope you had a great day!

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  6. HAHA! Fun post and great shots. Hope you you had a wonderful Thanksgiving!=)

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  7. Love this medley of photos with a "courtship" dance! A little late, but I hope your holiday was terrific.

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