On a photo safari of sorts this weekend to celebrate the end of 2011 and ring in the new when I encountered this wild turkey. I’d walked right up on him and he didn’t seem to concerned with me so for a brief few minutes there was this standoff between my wife and I and Tom. Of course having camera in hand I started shooting photos and that’s when I noticed he was a multi bearded bird. Photos clearly show two but there may have been 3 but who knows. How prevalent is multi bearded toms? I don’t know but I have rarely encountered any never mind photographing one. Good omen for the new year? Who knows….. lets hope.
