Fall Wild Turkey Hen Images

Wild Turkey hen walking on a rusty metal beam – Nikon D500, f8, 1/640, ISO 800, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light

On my recent Wild Turkey tom post I mentioned that I wanted to share photos of the hens I photographed separately. I picked images of this Wild Turkey hen today because she stood out from the rest of the hens. She wasn’t foraging or watching the toms strut their stuff.

She was living the high life.

I spotted this Wild Turkey hen walking on a rusty, metal beam of a dilapidated pole barn and I knew that I had to take images of her. After all, it isn’t everyday that I see this view.

Wild Turkey hen on top of a rusty metal beam – Nikon D500, f8, 1/640, ISO 800, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light

The Wild Turkey hen carefully made her way across the rusting metal beam while watching the other turkeys on the ground below her. I wasn’t sure where she would eventually go when she reached the end of the beam but it was fun taking images of her progress.

Wild Turkey hen on the look out – Nikon D500, f7.1, 1/800, ISO 800, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light

When the hen turkey got close to the end of the beam she stood there and looked around. She only needed to get over the last piece of white painted wood to get to the edge of the beam. From her lofty and rusty perch I thought that the turkey hen might take a leap and land on the ground below and join the rest of the hens.

Adult Wild Turkey hen on a power pole – Nikon D500, f8, 1/1000, ISO 800, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light

She surprised me though because instead of landing on the ground she flew to a nearby power pole and landed on the top of it.

Then I laughed out loud because I usually see Turkey Vultures on the top of power poles not Wild Turkeys. I guess there are times when it doesn’t take much to make me laugh.

Life is good.

Mia

Click here to see more of my Wild Turkey photos plus facts and information about this species.