After an absence, Tara Tanaka is back with a new wildlife video (nice title!) showing two female gobblers (Meleagris gallopavo). Here are her notes:
We did a prescribed burn between our yard and the swamp last month, and for only the second time in 32 years we had a wild turkey in the yard – the other time was also right after a burn. We had a single bird three days in a row, then we didn’t see her for two days and I thought she’d moved on, but last night she appeared and brought a friend.
Don’t miss the wood duck (Aix sponsa) at 1:42.
Very interesting esp. for the background on the setting.
Thank you Bryan. I loved the end where they are actually walking in the water against the background of the huge cypress buttresses. They seem to be roosting high in the cypress trees at night.
Yes! Turkeys can move high up – I’ve seen ’em clear a fence using their feet on top – it’s astonishing to see!
Thank you for this beautiful video. The turkeys have such a nice glow or luminescence while strolling around.
Thank you Debra. I was so fortunate that they were there in such nice light.
Nice! It’s interesting to see how turkeys seem to stab at their prey. They don’t gently pick up pieces of food. They stab and grab!
Thanks Norman. Yes, you’re right –they are stabbers! I love observing and capturing different feeding styles.
Very nice! I had missed seeing these.
Thank you Mark! I’ve missed making them.
We don’t have many birds in the winter, but they’re arriving in large numbers now for nesting. I do believe that our recent burn explains the turkey’s arrival.
Nice videography and documentation. Thanks for your skill and effort.
Thank you Leslie!
They are lovely, including the ducks. A very peaceful and meditative scene!
Thank you Susan! Here is one of my most meditative and peaceful videos: