Turkey Strutting & Gobbling

Watch as this huge "Boss Tom" Turkey struts and gobbles right in front of me.

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Pets & Animals

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• Wild
• Turkey
• Boss
• Tom
• Strutting
• Gobbling
• Strut
• Gobble
• attack
• T.R.
• Michels
• Trinity
• Mountain
• Outdoors
• wildlife

[naturpro]

I'm sorry to say this bird is probably dead. I went there the last 3 days to photograph birds, and none of the toms acted like this one did.

I'm gonn miss the cantakerous old coot!!!

[naturpro]

As I listen to this video, I hear the sound you guys probably think is a spit, I hear it again at 28, 56 and 58, and I hear it while he is gobbling. It is not possible for a bird to spot and gobble at the same time. Not sure what it is, but it is not spitting, believe me, i was there a lot closer tham any of you were. I wish it was, because then I could tel; people that I had a bird spiting on this video. I think I have it on another one.

[naturpro]

As I listen to this video, I hear the sound you guys probably think is a spit, I hear it again at 28, 56 and 58, and I hear it while he is gobling. It is not possible for a bird to spot and gobble at the same time. Not sure what it is, but it is not spitting, believe me, i was there a lot closer tham any of you were. I wish it was, because then I could tel; people that I had a bird spiting on this video. I think I have it on another one.

[naturpro]

Sorry about the triple post, it would not chow up when I hit "post" so I had no idea it posted. Wich there was a delte button here.

Anyhow, I'm going to be playing with these bire son Monday or Tuesday, I hope I get some more vdeo.

[naturpro]

I never said he was not a residential bird, for crying out loud I shouldn't have to, listen to the cars going by. Of course he is residential, He attacks cars. I've heard a spit and drum as close as 1 foot from penned birds, and I've heard several spits and drumming as far away as 15 yards. At this distance, about 10 feet, you would hear a drum, but there is none. The soud you are haring is somone beting on a dumpster or pipe or somehtihg. Ther is a tire store near here.

[naturpro]

I never said he was not a residential bird, for crying out loud I shouldn't have to, listen to the cars going by. Of course he is residential, He attacks cars. I've heard a spit and drum as close as 1 foot from penned birds, and I've heard several spits and drumming as far away as 15 yards. At this distance, about 10 feet, you would hear a drum, but there is none. The soud you are haring is somone beting on a dumpster or pipe or somehtihg. Ther is a tire store near here.

[jvs512000]

@naturpro I actually think that sound is his wings scraping against the leaves. Great video...are you in a blind? It sounds like you are in the city. This bird probably isn't as wiley as a southern Iowa turkey. Those things spook if you blink.

[naturpro]

I never said he was not a residential bird, for crying out loud I shouldn't have to, listen to the cars going by. Of course he is residential, He attacks cars. I've heard a spit and drum as close as 1 foot from penned birds, and I've heard several spits and drumming as far away as 15 yards. At this distance, about 10 feet, you would hear a drum, but there is none.

[naturpro]

I neve said he wasn ot a residential bird, fro cryin otu loud I shouldn't hve to , listen to the cares going by. Of course hs is residential, He attacks cars. I've heaerd a spit and drum as close as 1 foot from penned birds, and I've heard several spit and drumming as far away as 15 yards. At this distance, about 15 feet, you would hear a drum, but there is none.

[huntallja]

That was a tame bird.