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I got this shot just as the duck was making a left-hand turn while flying back to the pond on our property.  If you look carefully just below the duck's tail feathers, you can see water still falling off the duck's feet.  He is also quacking in this shot.<br />
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Notice that the head feathers are green in this picture but blue in the other picture of the same bird.  Do you know why?
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I got this shot just as the duck was making a left-hand turn while flying back to the pond on our property. If you look carefully just below the duck's tail feathers, you can see water still falling off the duck's feet. He is also quacking in this shot.

Notice that the head feathers are green in this picture but blue in the other picture of the same bird. Do you know why?

  • I got this shot just as the duck was flying away from the pond on our property.  If you look carefully at the lower right-hand corner of the picture, you can see 3 drops of water falling off the duck's feet as he goes airborne.<br />
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Notice that the head feathers are blue in this picture but green in the other picture of the same bird.  Do you know why?
  • I got this shot just as the duck was making a left-hand turn while flying back to the pond on our property.  If you look carefully just below the duck's tail feathers, you can see water still falling off the duck's feet.  He is also quacking in this shot.<br />
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Notice that the head feathers are green in this picture but blue in the other picture of the same bird.  Do you know why?
  • Roman Hawk at the base of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy
  • Roman Hawk at the base of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy
  • Wild turkeys in the field in front of my house.  <br />
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The two adult turkeys shown in this photograph are not a male turkey (tom) and a female turkey (hen).  They are actually both mother hens that group their broods together in a flock to look for food and suitable habitats.<br />
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When the turkeys first hatch, the mother hen bonds her brood to her with her own clucks.  As they get older, a mother hen with her own brood flocks together with one or more hens and their broods as shown in this photograph.  Even though several broods may flock together, if the mother hen senses danger, her distinct bonding clucks will gather her own brood to herself.<br />
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A male turkey is called a tom or a gobbler, a female turkey a hen, and a baby turkey a poult or chick. A young male turkey is called a jake and a young female is called a jenny. A group of turkeys is called a flock.
  • Eagle protecting the nest.  When I approached to withing 300 yards, the eagle circled over my head to make sure I wasn't going to bother his young.  He can do a lot of damage in a 50 mph strike.
  • Eagle flying overhead protecting his young.
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