Early spring brings out large turkey flocks and provides a window into their otherwise rather private lives.
Despite all the strutting and posturing by the males, the ladies call the shots. When we see a hen go hull-down like this, we know what’s about to happen:
Getting into the right position seems remarkably awkward and requires some cooperation:
When her head and tail pop up, you know the thing is going right:
And a back massage always feels so fine:
Then he’s back to strutting & posturing:
We hope they’ll show us their chicks …
Taken with the DSC-H5, hand-held through two panes of 1955-era window glass: ya get what ya get.
The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning 
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Apparently there’s a large turkey that hangs out on our property, many of our friends have seen him, but we never have. We have seen plenty of turkey vultures, however.
Turkey Porn!