I'm Ugly

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07-03-2010, 06:56 PM
Mad Aussie

I'm Ugly

... but so is this bird!!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4077/...ce5799a1_o.jpg
07-03-2010, 09:03 PM
Bambi

what an odd looking creature! But I really like how you took the picture. :thumbup:
07-03-2010, 10:21 PM
OWLP

Cool looking bird, nice shot MA.
07-03-2010, 10:46 PM
Mad Aussie

Thanks Bambi and Owlp
07-03-2010, 11:00 PM
Iguanasan

The colour is awesome. Great capture! :thumbup::thumbup:
07-03-2010, 11:08 PM
Mad Aussie

Cheers Iggy
07-03-2010, 11:28 PM
mbrager

It's hilarious the way the turkey appears to be looking right at the camera and has a sardonic slyly smiling expression. Makes me wonder what it might be thinking, indeed.
Mike
07-03-2010, 11:42 PM
Mad Aussie

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Originally Posted by mbrager

It's hilarious the way the turkey appears to be looking right at the camera and has a sardonic slyly smiling expression. Makes me wonder what it might be thinking, indeed.
Mike

"Got anything for me to eat hu-man?"

They jump up on the picnic tables ... will dig through your camp gear ... whatever it takes to find food.
07-04-2010, 12:10 AM
QuietOne

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mad Aussie

They jump up on the picnic tables ... will dig through your camp gear ... whatever it takes to find food.

Could be worse - they could be the size of bears, which tend to do the same thing. The larger ones are capable of removing car doors.
07-04-2010, 02:55 AM
Mad Aussie

Yeh ... thankfully we don't have too many animals on land that are capable of actually eating us.
07-04-2010, 04:51 AM
Hillbillygirl

Beautiful pic of an amazingly colourful bird there MA.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mad Aussie

"Got anything for me to eat hu-man?"

They jump up on the picnic tables ... will dig through your camp gear ... whatever it takes to find food.

Are they quite tame, as our wild turkeys see a human and turn tail and run.
07-04-2010, 11:20 AM
Marko

But am I tasty?

Nice one MA!
07-04-2010, 03:52 PM
Mad Aussie

Thanks Marko :)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hillbillygirl

Beautiful pic of an amazingly colourful bird there MA.

Are they quite tame, as our wild turkeys see a human and turn tail and run.

Thanks HBG. They are quite tame and will come very close as long as you aren't walking in their direction. If you do that they scuttle off and try to catch one (by hand) anytime you like ... you won't, they are so fast.

They build huge incubation mounds and regulate the temp within a degree or so for the eggs. They are protected by law and I think (I was told but can't confirm) the penalty for killing one is huge.