Some Osprey, gulls, pelicans, egrets, whatever...

went out early today onto the island with the D2H, 300 f2.8, 1.4x,
on the way found this guy.

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/4.0    1/2000s    ISO 320

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/4.0    1/1600s    ISO 320

I walked out to the pier at Bear Point and this gull passed:


there were little green herons everywhere, they must have had a
large group of young that fledged. Caught this one at the right
side of my viewfinder:

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/4.0    1/2500s    ISO 250

I went off the pier to go up the path some, then walking back I
looked on the pier and this osprey was sitting on the light that I
was earlier standing under. This is cropped over 70%:
View attachment 12562

On the way home I pulled over on A1A and was about 50-60ft away and
shot this from the car:

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/5.0    1/1500s    ISO 250

NIKON D2H    ---    420mm    f/5.6    1/1000s    ISO 250

I shot a bunch and when I got out of the car, he flew off. Seems
the car is the perfect blind. I can shoot from it and be close, but
step one foot out and bam, gone.

 

Thanks Frank and Gale. Good thing I got out early, the rest of the day was overcast and rainy.

Will post more soon.

 

Well you know what I'm gonna say...

COME ON DOWN!

Come on down to sunny Florida, where big birds are plentiful, and I can usually find some   (except the one time you all came down   )

We'll get some when you come down Mike, they live here year round, and in the fall there is migration as well.