In anticipation of the coming Holiday, I figured I should post the best camera trap picture of a Walkin' Bird (Meleagris gallopavo) that I could ever hope to get. Some students and I obtained this picture in the spring during a class exercise. We didn't get any photos of hens on this occasion, so I'm assuming they were behind the camera. This is the pose one would expect from a Tom on a greeting card for Thanksgiving (which is ironic, seeing that they usually adopt this posture in the spring, during the breeding season, and not in late November).
Also...have a look at this rafter (look it up :) ).
That's a beautiful picture. Had you submitted at TWS, it would've been a winner!
ReplyDeleteYou can't get a much better pose than that!
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