OK Stan, no turkey for dinner. I suppose we wouldn't eat the squirrels we feed. The only turkeys I've seen are quite wary of humans. That's a nice shot of a wild turkey. Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 10:13 PM, Stan Halpin <[email protected]> wrote: > You and Bob both mentioned eating the bird in the first shot. Horrors! ;-) > She is one of a flock of 20-30 wild turkeys that live in the neighborhood. > They often roost in the tree beside the house, sometimes in trees across the > river. My father-in-law puts out corn for them (and the possums and raccoons > and any other visitors) and they are something like family "pets". When I > walk out into the yard they retreat a few feet, but don't go too far 'cause > they think I might be bearing corn... I have suggested the idea of having > one in for dinner, but nobody wants to take on the job of killing/cleaning > the bird. I helped in that process as a kid and don't feel the need to > repeat it. > > stan > > > On Dec 23, 2008, at 3:48 PM, Brian Walters wrote: > >> On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 11:30:43 -0600, "Stan Halpin" >> <[email protected]> said: >>> >>> I drove up to my wife's parents' home a few days ago (mid-Michigan) >>> and have gone into semi-lurker mode for the time I am here. But I did >>> want to echo the several holiday best-wishes that have been posted >>> here and add my own. I wish you all good photo opportunities, sharp >>> images, and many opportunities for sharing your artistic and creative >>> expressions with friends, family, and other admirers. >>> >>> And what would this holiday be without some red-accented-bird shots? >>> >>> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h294d69a9#h3cc3ce85 >> >> >> >> That's a nicely composed shot. And undoubtedly delicious as well.... >> >> >> >>> >>> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h294d69a9#h294d69a9 >> >> >> >> I don't think I've ever seen a woodpecker before. Attractive little >> critter - and he produces remarkably consistent and regularly spaced >> holes. >> >> :-)> >> >> >> Best wishes to you and yours too. >> >> >> >> Cheers >> >> Brian >> >> ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> Brian Walters >> Western Sydney Australia >> http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> stan >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >>> follow the directions. >> >> -- >> >> >> -- >> http://www.fastmail.fm - I mean, what is it about a decent email service? >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
