Outtakes from my 2016 Photo Journey
Permission to land please, over.
Birds marching to the beat of their own drum.
Or flying to the beat of their wings.
An impromptu meeting under falling spring snow.
Gobbling, lots and lots of gobbling.
All to find favor with the damsel.
On the ground…
And in the air…
They’re coming to a female.
That hen can and does lead to fights.
But it also, to the victor, goes the rewards.
More searching
And certainly an increase of strutting one’s stuff.
The infighting intensifies.
Verbalization increases.
Hens are pursued with poetic romance.
All for this…in the middle of the road.
Just to prove that no hen was hurt in the act of propagating the species.
Such a beautiful bird whether in flight,
Or on the ground,
He’s a showman for sure.
With multiple colorful displays,
That even make for great book ends.
By late May the fan-fare is all but over.
Until next Spring my friends, next Spring!
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Scott Wiggett
June 7, 2016
Beautiful pics, Dick. Just starting out on my own personal turkey hunting journey…I obviously have “miles to go before I sleep!” Thanks for the inspiration.