{"id":62253,"date":"2019-12-29T05:30:28","date_gmt":"2019-12-29T12:30:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=62253"},"modified":"2025-10-18T16:12:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-18T21:12:54","slug":"hay-bales-and-wild-turkeys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2019\/12\/29\/hay-bales-and-wild-turkeys\/","title":{"rendered":"Hay Bales And Wild Turkeys"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"WildWild Turkeys on top of hay bales \u2013 Nikon D500, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 640, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

I finally got out into the field yesterday, saw some sunshine, snow on the mountain tops and I even had a few birds in my viewfinder. It wasn’t what I would call a great day out because of several missed opportunities photographing birds but at least I wasn’t at home wishing I had gone out to look for birds.<\/p>\n

The best chance I had of getting some frame filling images of birds was when I spotted a small flock of Wild Turkeys on top of some hay bales at a ranch.<\/p>\n

A couple of things went wrong though, the first was being almost too close to the turkeys. There were some birds I couldn’t fit into the viewfinder without clipping wings or tails and they were just a little too far away to take close ups or portraits of them.<\/p>\n

The second problem? The rancher’s dogs got curious and moved in too close to the hay bales which sent the small flock of turkeys flying for the hills.<\/p>\n

It was good to see the turkeys though and even though I only got one sharp photo of them on the hay bales I was happy to see that they are still in the area.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Wild Turkey photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n

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