Wild Turkeys in Albany?

Wild Turkeys in Albany?

On December 27, 2011 these Wild Turkey Meleagris gallopavo intermedia hens were seen in my neighbor's backyard on the 1000 block of Kains Avenue in Albany, CA. Turkeys, possibly these same individuals, have subsequently been seen on rooftops on the same block... on Jan 30, 2012 (the date this was posted) several toms and a whole flock of hens (maybe including these two...) were seen on the block... Taken by a Nikon N75 with a Promaster 7 100-400mm lens (at 400) on Fujicolor Superia Xtra 800. Camera's on-board flash fired. (How much good that did at this range [~50 feet] is debatable...) Negative scanned into computer by an HP G4010. Dust removal, gamma and color correction done in Paint Shop Pro Photo X2. This is a full-negative scan...

Note that these birds are fully capable of being eaten, but the problem is catching 'em - shooting is out of the question in this densely populated (by people) area!

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mallard GRPH 5-5-11 2

mallard GRPH 5-5-11 2

A Mallard Anas platyrhynchos hen swims toward the shore of a pond in Garin Regional Park, Union City, CA. Taken by a Nikon D40x at ISO 400 with a Sigma 70-300 DG non-APO macro lens. (at 300) Cropped.

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mallard GRPH 5-5-11 1

mallard GRPH 5-5-11 1

A Mallard Anas platyrhynchos drake swims toward the shore of a pond in Garin Regional Park, Union City, CA. Taken by a Nikon D40x with a Sigma 70-300 DG non-APO macro lens. (at 195) Cropped heavily to squareish, otherwise SOOC.

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Black Phoebie GRPH  5-5-11 11

Black Phoebie GRPH 5-5-11 11

A Black Pheobe Sayornis nigricans stands on a rock looking for more food (it has an unidentified insect in its beak) in Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA. Taken by a Nikon D40x with a Sigma 70-300 DG non-APO macro lens. (at 300) SOOC

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Black Phoebie GRPH  5-5-11 10

Black Phoebie GRPH 5-5-11 10

A Black Pheobe Sayornis nigricans stands on a rock looking for more food (it has an unidentified insect in its beak) in Garin Regional Park, Hayward, CA. Taken by a Nikon D40x with a Sigma 70-300 DG non-APO macro lens. (at 300) Cropped heavily to 4x5 aspect ratio..

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