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Wild turkey mother and her poults.
We have several families of Wild Turkeys living at Carmel Valley Ranch where we live. We see them often on the hillside behind our home. They’ve recently had babies, “Poults” and this family was behind the house the other day. Until the Poults can fly, they hide under the mother for protection. In this shot, these Poults were just emerging from beneath their mother. A short time later another 6 to 8 of them also emerged from under the same mother.
This photo was taken with a Canon EOS 6D, EF24-105mm f/4L IS lens, 1/320 sec at f/7, ISO 640 captured on a Lexar 400x SDXC UHS-1 memory card
14 Comments on “Wild Turkey Mom and Her Poults”
Those poults don’t fall into the category of “they’re so ugly they’re cute.”
Great shot, Marty.
Thanks Jenny. I agree, they’re genuinely cute.
Love the picture and how they are almost camouflaged against the background. Great shot!
Thanks Laurie…
Great photo. “Don’t mess with that Mama!!”
No Kidding!
Wow Marty. Excellent shot. You’re always so good with kids and babies (even if they’re turkey babies). This one is a contest winner!
Thanks Brendon…
I appreciate your very nice comment!
I see wild turkeys all the time driving to work in Morgan Hill on a back country road. I normally don’t think of them as “pretty” birds, but this picture is beautiful!
Thanks Rachel. Their feathers are especially pretty when the sun shines on them and you can see the luminescent colors reflect back.
What a wonderful photo! It’s beautiful how the mother has the little ones under her wings.
Thanks Ets—
Wonderful! She’s well-equipped to provide protection for a lot of chicks…I mean poults! You’ve really captured a nice moment.
Thanks Susan. I just learned the word “poults”.