Wild turkeys are abundant in the rural areas of Vermont, and tend to be seen most often in the spring and fall. I saw a number of small flocks of them, but I had a lot of trouble getting a picture I really liked. Wildlife, of course, doesn't tend to pose for the convenience of photographers, and these turkeys aren't the timid, bloated monstrosities that we eat on Thanksgiving -- they are lean, skittish and fast!

I was able to capture this flock in front of some (admittedly less-than-exceptional) fall foliage on a little side street not far from the Kingdom State Forest, northwest of Island Pond.