Wild Turkey hen at the edge of a meadow – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/400, ISO 500, -0.3 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
In my post about Chipping Sparrows, Wild Turkeys and Broad-tailed Hummingbirds earlier this week I mentioned that I had taken more photos of the turkey hen so this morning I thought I’d share one more photo of her.
As the hen Wild Turkey moved the the grasses of the small meadow she was headed towards the edge where the trees and shrubs started and when she paused there briefly I liked how she had darkness behind her while she was framed by the bright spring leaves of some kind of currant shrubs. I wasn’t close enough to be able to tell what kind of currants they were but they certainly were tall.
When I see turkeys out in the field I am not always able to photograph them because they can disappear so quickly for such large birds so I appreciate it when I can lock focus on them and fire away. I was surprised that the two hens I saw in the meadow that morning didn’t have young with them. Maybe they didn’t breed this spring or perhaps they lost their clutches, I can’t say for sure. I hope I’ll see some turkey chicks the next time I find some hens.
Life is good.
Mia
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What a truly stylish bird – and stunning photo.
I have enjoyed all your beautiful photos from your trip out west. I been too busy to spend much time admiring them this week, I am catching up today.
I like that, a “posse” of wild turkeys. She has nice colouring where the highlights are.
A turkey portrait can’t get better than this…it’s a beauty…especially like the bird aggainst the dark background…NICE!!!
I love this photo.