Nature at work!
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From: MDW
17-May-17
A week ago, while cutting hay, I flushed a hen turkey off the nest, so after mulling it over a while, I set a trail camera in hopes of some interesting pictures. I was in a hurry, so time and dates are not right.
From: MDW
17-May-17
From: MDW
17-May-17
From: MDW
17-May-17
From: MDW
17-May-17
The picture above is very dark, so guessing something spooked her.
From: MDW
17-May-17
From: MDW
17-May-17
This one may show what spooked her the night before. It didn't go to the nest though. Having said that, maybe my setting the post caused the coyote to come visit?
From: MDW
17-May-17
From: MDW
17-May-17
They came back the 3rd night.
From: MDW
17-May-17
Reason I say "they" this one looks a lot leaner. Female with pups?
From: MDW
17-May-17
From: MDW
17-May-17
From: MDW
17-May-17
From: MDW
17-May-17
So, all eggs & shells are gone, the hen looked it all over and has not been back to that site. She had ten eggs in the beginning. Hope she lays another clutch of eggs, AND if I find them, I WILL NOT be posting any free lunch signs.
From: Habitat for Wildlife
17-May-17
Cool, thanks Marvin!
From: writer
18-May-17
Neat stuff, Marvin. She should renest as long as none had hatched. Friggin' egg-thieving beasts!
From: sitO
18-May-17
Nice catch Marvin, nature at work indeed!
From: TwoDogs@work
19-May-17
Great photos Marvin
From: lk2bowhnt
19-May-17
is that strange for a hen to nest in the open like that most hens on our place tend to nest around fall downs or in brush
From: MDW
19-May-17
Think it's fairly common in farming country. Every year I hear of farmers cutting hay especially, and hens not moving until the swather is right on top of the. Many don't get out of the way in time.
Several years back, when I had an incubator, one farmer brought 8 or 10 eggs in after he had killed the hen that way. We got most of them to hatch and released back into the wild.
From: lk2bowhnt
19-May-17
what part of state are you in we are around sedan lots of creek bottom and black jack trees
From: lk2bowhnt
19-May-17
cool pictures
From: lk2bowhnt
19-May-17
i had a coyote sneak up and attack a decoy one time it was funny when he figured out it was made of rubber
From: MDW
19-May-17
The background in the photo's is the city limits of Fredonia, KS. We have considerable creeks and timber as well, but considerably more acreage in farming.
From: Scooby-doo
19-May-17
Its a shame, would be nice to kill that bitch with pups. Coyotes do way more damage to the turkey population and the fawn population then people think. Cool pics. for sure! Shawn
