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Post by admin on Nov 19, 2014 12:40:06 GMT -8
My first ever sighting of a wild turkey! Saw it in the Santa Ana River Basin in Riverside County, CA while on a field trip collecting Hemileucas. Making me hungry for a turkey sandwich w/mayo, lettuce and tomato.  |
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Post by jshuey on Nov 19, 2014 14:00:50 GMT -8
 I scared one off this nest last spring! It scared the bejesus out of me - and vica versa. Note the wing feathers it left behind during the encounter!  Here are two from Guatemala last month - oselated turkeys. These are essentially extinct on non-conservation lands - but in areas that are conserved and patrolled - they can be quite common and tame. These were at Tikal. JOhn |
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Post by leptraps on Nov 20, 2014 4:04:21 GMT -8
Is this topic limited to Turkey's with feathers?
I have some great stories of the other kind.......
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Post by exoticimports on Nov 20, 2014 8:32:32 GMT -8
Is this topic limited to Turkey's with feathers? I have some great stories of the other kind....... I was thinking the same thing...like bird watchers who are mortified when you kill a bug. I guess turkeys might be quite a sight in some areas. In my backyard I have turkey, fox, coyotes, deer, raccoon, possum, and big salamanders. Who needs pets? |
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Post by norton on Nov 20, 2014 8:43:31 GMT -8
I have some neighbours who are animals. No doubt they probably think the same about me.
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Post by leptraps on Nov 27, 2014 10:35:08 GMT -8
In 1984 I designed a new “Light Rig”. It was 88 Wide & 84 Tall. Four 40 Watt 48" BLB & BL and two 175 Watt MV. It was mid August when Denny Currutt and I took it to Mantua Marsh, Portage County, OH to try it out. We had it set up near a wet land area and it was the dark of the moon. Moths everywhere were coming to the light.  Around 1AM a car load of locals arrived with PBR in hand. It was evident that this was the fifth or sixth round. As these turkey came for a closer look, they wanted to know what we were doing. I explained that we were looking for a species of Diptera: Bittus rubraneckieus. (Rubra is Latin for Red)The response was laced with sarcastic humor. What ya want them for?? My response: The fly is a blood sucker and if bitten, could result in blindness and the loss of the ability to get an erection, and, it is very common in this area. There is currently no known cure. Without a word said, they quietly got back into the car and left. |
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Post by evra on Nov 28, 2014 5:24:12 GMT -8
At Hashaw, one of the classic spots in SE AZ, there is a big flock that roosts in a giant sycamore about 300 yards away. They have been there for years. Plus there is a farm with peacocks and other birds nearby as well. At dawn it gets really noisy.
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Post by leptraps on Nov 28, 2014 5:45:43 GMT -8
During August of 2005 I visited Harshaw Creek and used my Light System. Did not encounter any Turkey's but had several small owls visit the sheet. One owl snatched a Eumorpa typhon off the sheet. It had a difficult time flying with it and landed a short distsnce away, bit off the wings and then flew off with the body.
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Post by wingedwishes on Dec 11, 2014 11:28:37 GMT -8
Was searching for reptiles in Kansas and came within 2 meters of one before it decided to run. I did not see it until it was moving away as fast as it could go. Was really hard to see with cryptic patterning.
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