Everyones gotta have a...

[chauncey]

Turkey...won't be hanging above my fireplace.

[Shadowman]

Nice capture.

[rpcrowe]

Not easy to get a shot like this - gobblers are pretty crafty...

[IzzieK]

Why not? It'll make a fine dinner...don't you think?

[chauncey]

Instructions from an ole country boy concerning wild turkey...he went through a ten minute long
lecture on cooking them, then closed by saying to feed them to the pigs and go buy a Butterball...

[bnnrcn]

Very nice I haven't seen a turkey with a purple face before , is it because it is a wild type?

[Wavelength]

very nice image

[chauncey]

is it because it is a wild type

I don't know...could be because I'm racially insensitive...

[IzzieK]

Instructions from an ole country boy concerning wild turkey...he went through a ten minute long
lecture on cooking them, then closed by saying to feed them to the pigs and go buy a Butterball...

We went to see my doctor this afternoon and on the way we saw some wild turkeys roaming along the countryside, well, actually near some new housing development and there are quite some numbers of them. I asked Bill if they are sort of like poisonous like rabbits in winter, he said no...so I guess it is OK to shoot them with something else other than a camera...

[John 2]

Nice shot William. The BG works well. I guess you could say this is one of the ancestors, the source of all the butterballs.

[skitterbug]

we saw some wild turkeys roaming along the countryside, well, actually near some new housing development and there are quite some numbers of them. I asked Bill if they are sort of like poisonous like rabbits in winter, he said no...

I'm puzzled Izzie. What do you mean by "poisonous like rabbits in winter"? Hunting season for rabbits is usually late November to the end of February. Definitely our winter season in Ohio. Haven't had one for a few years, but they are tasty if prepared correctly.

William - nice capture of a wild turkey. It is hard to get close to these in our area! Well done!

[Inkanyezi]

What do you mean by "poisonous like rabbits in winter"?

Lemme guess...

In Alaska and Northern Canada, trappers are known to have died from eating rabbit meat.

They aren't actually poisonous, but it is something called "rabbit starvation". Rabbit meat is very lean, hardly any fat on them. When you cannot complete the meal with carbs, as spud, or fat, you get an overdose of protein. After rather short time, it can kill you, as the kidneys must work overtime to release the poison that results from converting protein to blood glucose.

[IzzieK]

Sandy, I do not eat wabbits. My husband warned us not to touch them during winter because they got diseases or something. All I know, hence I asked about turkeys because I just saw them a few days ago on our way to see my quack.

I'm puzzled Izzie. What do you mean by "poisonous like rabbits in winter"? Hunting season for rabbits is usually late November to the end of February. Definitely our winter season in Ohio. Haven't had one for a few years, but they are tasty if prepared correctly.

William - nice capture of a wild turkey. It is hard to get close to these in our area! Well done!

[IzzieK]

Thank you, Urban..for another lesson.

Lemme guess...

In Alaska and Northern Canada, trappers are known to have died from eating rabbit meat.

They aren't actually poisonous, but it is something called "rabbit starvation". Rabbit meat is very lean, hardly any fat on them. When you cannot complete the meal with carbs, as spud, or fat, you get an overdose of protein. After rather short time, it can kill you, as the kidneys must work overtime to release the poison that results from converting protein to blood glucose.

[chauncey]

Could be why that country boy advised feeding it to the pigs.

[skitterbug]

Lemme guess...

In Alaska and Northern Canada, trappers are known to have died from eating rabbit meat.

They aren't actually poisonous, but it is something called "rabbit starvation". Rabbit meat is very lean, hardly any fat on them. When you cannot complete the meal with carbs, as spud, or fat, you get an overdose of protein. After rather short time, it can kill you, as the kidneys must work overtime to release the poison that results from converting protein to blood glucose.

Urban - This is interesting. I've never encountered "rabbit starvation" in a person. But then I don't live in an area that has nothing to eat but rabbits! And now, I've learned something today! Thanks!

[chauncey]

What I've learned is that Izzie takes speech lessons from Daffy Duck...

[IzzieK]

What I've learned is that Izzie takes speech lessons from Daffy Duck...

You must try harder William...my emoticon for you...