February 25, 2012

Your Sunday Best #5


Eastern Wild Turkey, Blair, Nebraska

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49 Comments:

Andrew said...

A wonderful bird to see...

Michaele said...

Great shot Nancy.

Icy BC said...

I'm glad you're back from hiatus! The turkey looks very dandy.

Barb said...

I like the way the light is hitting the gobbler!

Jill said...

Great shot!
I'm glad to see your header back. I missed seeing you! :)

Michael said...

looks a bit camera shy

demie said...

I managed to join this time Nancy! Thanks for the opportunity : )

TexWisGirl said...

nice high-stepping fowl. :)

Tina´s PicStory said...

great shot! :)

lisa said...

This is a great shot Nancy.
Thank you for hosting!

Evelyn S. said...

We have wild turkeys but I don't know the species. They are often visitors to town, but fortunately not in my actual neighborhood. Someday, maybe I'll get close enough to photograph one. ;-)

Diane Cayton-Hakey said...

That fella looks like he means bizness!!!

Julie said...

I'm linking up for the first time this week. Thanks for the chance. :)

Candy C. said...

Good lookin' gobbler! :)

LindaG said...

Great photo! :-)

Patrice said...

Gorgeous!

Cheryl said...

He is a beauty. How lucky you are to have seen him. Great capture, Nancy.

~Kim at Golden Pines~ said...

Your picture has captured this handsome boy perfectly!

Kristy LifenReflection said...

Wow, either you've got one nice zoom lens or that Turkey isn't shy! :)

Madge Bloom said...

Getting such a good, close-up shot of a turkey is difficult... kudos, Nancy, you did! I'll be back tomorrow to link up with a 'rural' subject...

Deb Crecelius said...

A difficult shot to get; great job!
Those feathers look like satin.

Chatty Crone said...

What a gorgeous turkey and picture! sandie

Kathy said...

You could record a new song called "Turkey in the Snow"!

Amanda said...

What a beautiful turkey! Great shot!

Flora said...

Wow...what a great shot!

Alica said...

I love the look in his eye...he definitely is aware that you're there!

chubskulit said...

Beautiful capture.

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黄清华 Wong Ching Wah said...

Intersting how shiny and silky the feathers !

Randy said...

Looks like he forgot his snow shoes.

Henrietta Hassinen said...

Gorgeous creature. So he is a wild turkey so you won't eat it right! It won't be on your dinner table next Sunday:)

Saun said...

OH wow, what a great shot!

Justine said...

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Jennifer @ Studio JRU said...

Oh that is a great shot!! :)

Marie said...

Great photo! I love turkeys and this one is wonderful going through the woodlands in the snow!

Betty Manousos@ Cut and Dry said...

what a very shy, dandy guy!
beautiful shot!

eileeninmd said...

Neat sighting of the turkey and I love the photo. Happy Sunday!

I'm Veronica said...

Happy Sunday Nancy. Lovely photos today. Enjoy your day!

Kerri said...

Great shot of the turkey :)

Ruta said...

Great close up shot!

bailey-road.com said...

What a great shot of that turkey stepping so daintily through the snow!

Lori said...

what a beautiful shot and especially with the snow, love this!

Tatjana Parkacheva said...

Very nice shot.

Regards and best wishes

A Quiet Corner said...

WOW! Just an awesome picture, Nancy!

heyBJK said...

Ha! Love it! :-)

Gary said...

Great capture!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

Mary Howell Cromer said...

Something so great about seeing birds in the snow and your Turkey capture is wonderful. I have a few on my blog in the snow from last year that were pretty neat too~ Your image is FANTASTIC~

holdingmoments said...

Great to see these birds roaming so free.

joo said...

What a lovely bird!

Springman said...

I love the focus and depth of this shot, marvelous! Hey, my Dad, like your turkey, is from Nebraska!
Cheers to that!