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Community => Photo & Video => Topic started by: deaner on January 27, 2014, 05:30:54 PM

Title: what kind of bird?
Post by: deaner on January 27, 2014, 05:30:54 PM: over to the right.... vulture? kind of blurry.... sure doesnt look like a turkey to me, and i see turkey every day.
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Post by: C-Money on January 27, 2014, 05:34:13 PM: Kinda looks like a hen turkey to me, the color of the wing tips look right. :dunno:
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Post by: Heredoggydoggy on January 27, 2014, 06:02:40 PM: The head looks vulture-like. :dunno:
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Post by: deaner on January 27, 2014, 06:05:57 PM: maybe the real question shouldnt be what kind of bird, but, who would shoot it out of its roost?
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Post by: billythekidrock on January 27, 2014, 06:46:43 PM: I am leaning towards turkey.

The 'color' near the head is a leaf on the ground behind the bird.
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Post by: bobcat on January 27, 2014, 07:06:38 PM: It's really hard to tell from that picture. It's even difficult just judging the size. Are there any grouse in this area? Blue grouse maybe?
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Post by: deaner on January 27, 2014, 07:24:24 PM: we have ruffeds and blues but in that bowl down there only ever see ruffeds. bird in pic looks significantly larger than even a big blue to me. damn grainy photo, low light, that magic time of day when pics are in color, but grainy and unclear.
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Post by: bobcat on January 27, 2014, 07:38:50 PM: Actually my first guess would have been just what you said- turkey vulture.
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Post by: billythekidrock on January 27, 2014, 07:45:46 PM: Blow the pic up and look at the feathers. Do tv's have barred feathers?
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Post by: tonymiller7 on January 28, 2014, 11:14:43 AM: looks like turkey to me
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Post by: NOCK NOCK on January 28, 2014, 08:57:03 PM: :yeah:
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Post by: bear hunter on January 28, 2014, 09:02:49 PM: Quote from: bobcat on January 27, 2014, 07:38:50 PM
Actually my first guess would have been just what you said- turkey vulture.
:yeah: