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Spring Fling, Wild Turkey Style by A.M. Ruttle

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Ummmm, guess I was interrupting something. Wild turkeys on Casper Mountain, central Wyoming. Canon 50D, f5.6, 1/640, ISO500, focal length 330mm.

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avian_images, gobbler, mating, nature, ruttle, spring, turkey, turkeys, wild, wildlife

Wildlife, wild places, wild light… mountains, the ocean, the sky… ahhhhhhhl. Breathe deeply as you look into these images.

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  • Dawn B Davies-McIninch
    Dawn B Davies-...about 3 years ago

    haha sneaky shot hoho haha dawnx

  • ;-)))), thanks for stopping by, Dawn; love your new avatar! AMR

    – A.M. Ruttle

  • Kim Barton
    Kim Bartonabout 3 years ago

    Wow, what a shot!!! What lens were you using, the 100-400mm? Awesome image!

  • Hi Kim, yep, 100-400! I know there are wild turkeys down your way… do you get to see some from time to time? AMR

    – A.M. Ruttle

  • Kim Barton
    Kim Bartonabout 3 years ago

    I had to share this on facebook; hope you don’t mind:)

  • :-))), love it! Thanks! AMR

    – A.M. Ruttle

  • Lee-Anne Carver
    Lee-Anne Carverabout 3 years ago

    WONDERFUL snag!! Gives new meaning to ‘get off my back’. Poor little lassie.

  • LOLOLOL, I will always think of you when I hear “get off my back” now, Lee-Anne! I was stunned watching this huge tom with all of his weight on her! AMR

    – A.M. Ruttle

  • Kim Barton
    Kim Bartonabout 3 years ago

    We have quite a few wild turkeys, but they are almost always faster than I am:) I have a few pics, but nothing amazing like this one!

  • Got lucky! I’ve visited this flock of turkeys a few times, and nothing like this before! AMR

    – A.M. Ruttle

  • Bradley Nichol
    Bradley Nicholabout 3 years ago
    • I have visions of ‘Joey’ from ‘Friends’ saying " How you doin’ " :-)
  • :-)))))))! AMR

    – A.M. Ruttle

  • artwhiz47
    artwhiz47about 3 years ago

    I think I saw these on the Ed Sullivan Show back in the ’60s. He also spun plates on his head. Great shot!

  • :-))))))! Thanks for stopping by, Sheila! AMR

    – A.M. Ruttle

  • Trish Meyer
    Trish Meyerabout 3 years ago

    Amazing capture! He is enormous!

  • Trish, you ARE RIGHT, he was enormous! AMR

    – A.M. Ruttle

  • valandsnake
    valandsnakeabout 3 years ago

    great capture, you must have been all ready to go. From what I’ve seen they don’t exactly go the Tantric route. I keep turkeys and have never managed to get a shot like this. lol

  • Hi v, I happened to be shooting this flock of turkeys and was amazed at my good luck when I saw this huge tom going for it! Thanks so much for dropping by! AMR

    – A.M. Ruttle

  • Gina Ruttle  (Whalegeek)
    Gina Ruttle (...about 3 years ago

    Didn’t you have the presence of mind at least to offer them a cigarette?

  • Hehehehe!

    – A.M. Ruttle

  • PER laughing too!

    – A.M. Ruttle