tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post8574324816638218624..comments2023-10-29T06:50:22.166-04:00Comments on Love in the Time of Chasmosaurs: Nightmares of a six foot turkeyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-37950475413897140992012-02-15T13:22:20.301-05:002012-02-15T13:22:20.301-05:00There is this Deinonychus by Nobu Tamura: http://e...There is this Deinonychus by Nobu Tamura: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Deinonychus_BW-2.pngMarc Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894846069567096349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-81434215699772062162012-02-14T23:09:27.670-05:002012-02-14T23:09:27.670-05:00Complete tangent, but when you mentioned birds wit...Complete tangent, but when you mentioned birds with better public image, it just occurred to me: has anyone attempted a restoration of a theropod with Bald Eagle colouring? 'Cause there's no way anyone would diss a Bald Tyrannosaurus or Bald Raptor. That would be UN-AMERICAN.Taranaichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02176999342965850175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-86703258459751946902012-02-13T23:50:05.618-05:002012-02-13T23:50:05.618-05:00My dad raised gamecocks because they are beautiful...My dad raised gamecocks because they are beautiful. Mean bastards, but very beautiful. They aren't much like chickens. Gamecocks (and gamehens too for that matter) aren't flock birds. They are VERY territorial and will do their very best to kill ANYTHING that intrudes on their territory. Size doen't intimidate them. When they would escape, they would terrorise the neighbors. They have quite a set of spurs and would tear your pants apart and leave bloody wounds on your legs. <br />I still (I'm over 50) have nightmares about those roosters chasing me. It got so bad that I kept a hotshot (cattle prod) by the door when I went out just in case the gamecocks had escaped.Kaedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12771580530132454160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-40459104967834763412012-02-13T15:06:54.729-05:002012-02-13T15:06:54.729-05:00Aside from that great "My Life as a Turkey&qu...Aside from that great "My Life as a Turkey" Nature episode, I highly recommend the 2011 "Poultry Slam" from NPR's This American Life. It includes the most hard-to-believe, badass turkey story I've ever heard, complete with interviews from the very people who were terrorized by this turkey! Hopefully this link will work for everyone:<br /><br />http://castroller.com/Podcasts/ThisAmericanLife/2714336Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07537143639343069696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-29389998655586075752012-02-13T14:16:06.461-05:002012-02-13T14:16:06.461-05:00I haven't seen it yet, no. Slipped under my ra...I haven't seen it yet, no. Slipped under my radar (doesn't help that it's an American show).Marc Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01894846069567096349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-77385880407706503572012-02-13T14:04:43.417-05:002012-02-13T14:04:43.417-05:00Marc probably hasn't seen it yet, since PBS do...Marc probably hasn't seen it yet, since PBS doesn't make it available in the UK.davorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970830405883835452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-69077840649161064692012-02-13T13:57:21.377-05:002012-02-13T13:57:21.377-05:00I'm surprised you didn't mention "My ...I'm surprised you didn't mention "My Life As A Turkey", especially given Trish Arnold's recent blog post ( http://babbletrish.blogspot.com/2012/02/my-life-as-turkey-sketches.html ). I wasn't expecting a doc about gallinaceous birds to be especially interesting, but it was. When learning about wild turkey ecology, I couldn't help but feel like I was watching primitive maniraptors (Maybe Avimimus?). Besides that, I got attached to Hutto's turkeys & felt for Hutto when he lost them 1 way or another.Hadiazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10805346627826158173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-55303862722856345862012-02-13T13:31:48.189-05:002012-02-13T13:31:48.189-05:00Totally agree, Scott! I absolutely love chancing u...Totally agree, Scott! I absolutely love chancing upon a flock of wild turkeys on misty mornings here.<br /><br />Also, for those who haven't seen it, Trish Arnold's got a piece in the new Art Evolved gallery that makes this same point. http://blogevolved.blogspot.com/2012/02/feathered-dinosaur-gallery.htmldavorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04970830405883835452noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9107291904794625632.post-67016417777065339072012-02-13T13:16:44.209-05:002012-02-13T13:16:44.209-05:00The Turkey's reputation suffers due to the fac...The Turkey's reputation suffers due to the fact that most people only think of the domesticated version - the one so altered by selective breeding that it can no longer fly, or even mate due to the excessively oversized breast.<br /><br />Watching the flocks of two-dozen or so wild turkeys that wander across my back yard during the winter, I get a very different impression. They are big enough, and in a large enough flock, to handle anything small, and they can fly well enough to avoid anything large that comes along. The flock stays alert for ambushes. And watching the alpha male rear back, flap his wings, and assert himself is like peering back into the Mesozoic era.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18335703640087079534noreply@blogger.com