[Golphin]

The wife and I have been watching a couple of hens and about 10 baby Turkeys for the last few weeks. I took a picture of them tonight when they came out to eat after the rain. A Hawk got to close and ended up fleeing on flight with a momma Turkey on its tail.

 

[mrguvna]

hope the song dogs leave them alone. sure is a pretty sight. I have been enjoying a young family of turkeys on our farm first time in 10 yrs or so. great birds to have around. thanks for sharing.

 

[Sparky civil]

Still a good turkey crop in micanopy I see. Plenty of them last I passed through there.

 

[Golphin]

We have more Turkeys than ever around here and they seem to be doing very well. I have not heard the Coyotes recently and I have seen no sign over the last 20 years that they have hurt the turkey population in this area. I know the Coyotes are out there but the turkeys have seemed to multiply over the years not decrease.

 

[old-machinist]

Good to see those gobblers. Caught sight of a big tom and 3 hens in the Ponderosa pines a few weeks back, quite a rare sight around here.

 

[Leverforever]

Hey Golphin, looks like your place for Thanksgiving!:eating:

 

[mrbb]

cool pic, haven;t sen any chick yet here, but its that time of yr
turleys have really taken off in my area the past 10 yrs
so much so, I think they really compete with deer now a days
as when a big flock of turkeys work there way thru the woods, they don't leave many acorns behind, theer like shop vac;s LOL
I had a local flock of them that used to come into my backyard all the time, very smallyards and LOTS of house's , so no hunting
but these turkeys became very brave to people, they would raid a bird feeder like a bear would too

had no fear of my dog either, and well, unless we were hunting, he didn't care about them either LOL

 

[336 Fan]

That's pretty close to your dog. Never seen anything like that.

We have a good amount of turkey around here and the Coyotes that we can hear off in the distance don't seem to be bothering them as well.

We had a beautiful Tom here strutting his stuff back in April.

Bill

 

[richard07924]

Mrbb, throes are some great pictures.

 

[Golphin]

I have a good idea this guy may be the baby dady.

 

[Macoz]

Cool pics all.

 

[mrbb]

Thanks guys, I am lucky I have a lot of wild life about me all the time, from bears to you name it, if it lives in Pa
I have been up close and personal to most
during the almost 13 yrs I had my dog, he has been about wildlife, too
had him sitting next to bears, deer, turkeys, you name it
never had a problem, never chased them, or them him
well one day a woodchuck, wanted to fight him and meLOL
I'll have to see if I have them pic's still
he was a great hunting dog, was like a switch, when we hunted he hunted, when not hunting, that dog didn't care about anything but being near me, wouldn't hurt a fly
Been little over 2 yrs since he passed, and miss him every day!

 

[neptune]

Cool pictures from the members. My daughter has a very large Tom as a pet that roams freely on their deer farm, (and yes, she aptly named it Tom)!!! Follows her around when she is outside doing chores.

 

[NickyHayden]

Man, thats crazy. Never seen turkeys that thought they were chickens. That aint natural.

Hayden.

 

[Golphin]

They grow up in a hurry.