A Better Look at our Turkeys

Wild turkeys have been hanging around our place more and more frequently, and we now see a fowl of about seven of them just about every day.  These shy birds have previously been just about impossible to photograph well.  But now thanks to bird seed scraps from our six bird feeders, and a pretty cool long Canon lens, I've finally managed to get some decent photos of them.  These two are males; obvious from their red white and blue head coloring and iridescent feathers.  One fun factoid: Their beards, which are present on all males, are also present on about 15 percent of females.  Shows there is nothing wrong with mother nature giving male characteristics to some females.  And visa versa.  And not just for turkeys.  Read that, certain presidential candidates!