SalemScott
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Well, if you came to see silvers or colonials this isn't the thread for you.
I went out for a solo jaunt in the woods and came up pretty much empty handed....ouch. I did have a fun interaction with a family of turkeys, which I didn't know stayed together as a unit. I first noticed the male chillin' in the shade of a small bush next to a field. I turned on the camera and started working my way in a circle around him, giving him a distance so to not scare him away. As I'm taking pics of him I go to climb a small dirt pile for a better vantage point and almost tripped on the female. She jumped up and nervously started walking in a small circle. I then realized the reason for her behavior....a small group of baby turkeys. They were adorable! Not wanting to disturb this family any further (and not wanting to get attacked!), I immediately backed away from them and went on my way, which now involved walking an extra 10 minutes to give the turkeys a wide berth. For those not familiar with wild turkeys, they can be quite territorial, I assume even more so with babies involved. I spent the rest of the day searching and searching only to find 2 wheats. Let's hope tomorrow brings some good coin finds.
BTW, the pic of the mushroom next to the pine cone...that mushroom is maybe 1/16"....it was the tiniest mushroom I've ever seen so I figured why not take a pic.
I went out for a solo jaunt in the woods and came up pretty much empty handed....ouch. I did have a fun interaction with a family of turkeys, which I didn't know stayed together as a unit. I first noticed the male chillin' in the shade of a small bush next to a field. I turned on the camera and started working my way in a circle around him, giving him a distance so to not scare him away. As I'm taking pics of him I go to climb a small dirt pile for a better vantage point and almost tripped on the female. She jumped up and nervously started walking in a small circle. I then realized the reason for her behavior....a small group of baby turkeys. They were adorable! Not wanting to disturb this family any further (and not wanting to get attacked!), I immediately backed away from them and went on my way, which now involved walking an extra 10 minutes to give the turkeys a wide berth. For those not familiar with wild turkeys, they can be quite territorial, I assume even more so with babies involved. I spent the rest of the day searching and searching only to find 2 wheats. Let's hope tomorrow brings some good coin finds.BTW, the pic of the mushroom next to the pine cone...that mushroom is maybe 1/16"....it was the tiniest mushroom I've ever seen so I figured why not take a pic.
