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All Springer/NP/PCP Air Gun Discussion General => Hunting Gate => Topic started by: JimH on July 12, 2010, 07:17:53 PM

Title: Please, not while I'm hungry!
Post by: JimH on July 12, 2010, 07:17:53 PM
My wife called me outside with my camera to see this "giant bird" in our backyard.
With me being as hungry as I am right now I was glad I was holding my camera and not my Mrod else a poacher I may have become:
(http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs196.snc4/38115_1348289510027_1314999749_30916017_6247794_n.jpg)
This is actually a double exposure of the same bird.
Title: Re: Please, not while I'm hungry!
Post by: ShadowShot on July 12, 2010, 07:35:06 PM
Very tempting,  would have been hard not to have drum sticks on the table tonight.
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Post by: shadow on July 12, 2010, 07:49:19 PM
Great pic's.........come here bird I want to show you something in the shop hehe. ;D Ed
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Post by: dk1677 on July 12, 2010, 07:52:22 PM
Nice shot there Jim!  ;)
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Post by: Paul in MD. on July 12, 2010, 07:58:23 PM
Nice shooting. ;D
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Post by: only1harry on July 12, 2010, 08:44:02 PM
Cool.  The same exact thing happened here last weekend.  My wife says look out the window.  There were 3 turkeys walking through my yard about 45yds from the house.  3-4 days ago I spotted them in an open field about 1/2mi. from here.  The last time I spotted a Turkey around here was in the late '90's.  I am glad they are back.  If I spotted one at night in my backyard out of season, and I had a Condor near by or the 350 .22, I am not sure what I would do :)
Title: Re: Please, not while I'm hungry!
Post by: JimH on July 12, 2010, 09:09:31 PM
Weirdest thing is, about an hour after I took those shots I'm sitting at the dinner table.  I look out the window and see the turkey fly up into a tree about 15 feet from my house.  He lands on a skinny branch about 15 feet up and just stands there for about 15 minutes, then takes off to the next tree a bit higher up.  I lost sight of him after that.  But that seems like odd behavior for a lone bird.
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Post by: shadow on July 12, 2010, 09:15:26 PM
Sound's like he's looking for a place to roost for the evening. Ed
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Post by: gene_sc on July 12, 2010, 09:17:03 PM
LOL Jim. Those hens look mighty tempting...:)