Still getting a feel for the 100-500L. It's clearly the best long zoom I've used. I believe it matches the 100-400L--sharpness, clarity, color rendition--and gives you an additional 100mm to boot in an extremely compact package. My hit rate for BIF shots has also improved.
It was a bit of an overcast day with intermittent rain showers. That actually established a mood that I don't normally capture.
Here is the majestic ahinga. It can often look goofy when it spreads it wing and points its beak to the sky, but this pose highlights its beauty.
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I normally don't shoot small birds, so this was different for me. Here is a yellow warbler being rather attentive.
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This one's more relaxed.
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Here is a male common yellow throat. I love the black mask on his face.
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Cardinals are probably my most-shot bird, but mostly in my backyard. This wet one is one of my few shots in the wild.
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I employed a slightly different processing method with this great blue. I'm trying to decide if I like it.
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Snowy egrets are fairly common here, but I really like the background.
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A couple more cavorting around in the trees.
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I normally avoid vultures, but these black vultures are moving through the area, and they are more interesting looking than the more common turkey vultures in the area.
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