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The Turkey Stare

 

The Turkey Stare
The Turkey Stare

Wild turkeys inside the city is one of the pluses the Metro Parks provide in the Columbus area. I have seen several of them while walking the trails in one of my favorite parks in the system called Blendon Woods Park. I’m not sure my intentions for being in the park that day but came across 23 of them and took a few images. The wild turkeys of North America have a long, dark, fan-shaped tail and glossy bronze wings. The male is substantially larger than the female, and his feathers have areas of red, purple, green, copper, bronze, and gold iridescence. Female feathers are duller overall, in shades of brown and gray. It is an interesting bird and leery of people as evidenced in this stare.

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2 Comments

  • QPB

    Very nice shot, Monte–pretty coloring on the Toms’ beards. They must be pretty acclimated to people.

  • Opa Wayne

    Good Photo. The colors are surprising to me. I did not realize they were this colorful – vibrant.

    Tell me: were you tempted to stare back?