Of course there are lots of possible answers, but the correct one in this case, since the critter was captured in Zion valley, in Zion National Park, is ‘because they can go wherever they want (and can’t be shot)’.

HP and the Dude are back in The Zion.  We ran across these turkeys about 100 meters north of the Court of the Patriarchs shuttle stop.  The image was recorded on March 26, 2010, at 17:00 MST using the Nikon D3s and the AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 200-400mm f/4G IF-ED lens at 400mm.  Exposure was f/8 and 1/250s, ISO 2500 – what noise?!!!  Handheld (obviously?), and rendered with minimal processing.

Some folks seem to think that turkeys are kinda ugly, but I believe that this image argues up a pretty solid defense.

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Tags: AF-S VR Zoom-NIKKOR 200-400mm f/4G IF-ED, D3s, Turkeys, Zion National Park

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