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Subject:Re: Latest trip pictures- turkeys
From:Courtney Hook
Date:Sun, 10 Nov 2002 19:44:45 -0800

We don't have wild Turkeys up here in Canada. Is this mother nature trying
to tell us something? :-) Oh wait, I forgot about our politicians.
Courtney

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Cullen" <stcullen@TELOCITY.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: Latest trip pictures

> Lotsa turkeys out there in these Untied States.....
>
> > California Turkey. Along the drive through the Avenue of the Giants,
> > there were 4 turkeys just standing around in the road. Obviously
> > used to getting hand outs from motorists they were completely fearless
> > and wandered right up to the TriStar. This allowed for some really
> > close up shots. This is a Tom (I think they all were) identifiable
> > by the beard on the lower section of this neck.
>
> > Wyoming Turkeys. As I was driving back to the Interstate, I
> > encountered a very large flock of turkeys. There were probably 60 or
> > 70 birds. I couldn't get them all in the frame, or even two when
> > zooming all the way out. So I choose this image of just a few where
> > you can clearly see the white tip of their tales (a distinguishing
> > feature between Western and Eastern Turkeys.) Curiously the California
>
> > turkeys didn't have the white tipped tails. My local WV turkeys are
> > extremely shy about having their pictures taken.
>
> Lotsa turkeys out there in these Untied States.....
>