Slow day at Ft. De Soto

Mitchell

Spent a nice morning sunrise at Ft. De Soto today. The birding was quite slow and the sky was cloudy. Fortunately there wasn't much wind. It really was quiet there today, but I did manage a few shots.

All taken with the D2Xs and 300mm, f2.8 with TC17
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8. My favorite "bird" of the day!

Giphsub

Nice set I like #2 and #7

dbaker1221

good series love the lighting on the first two:ivar

JenGrace

That pelican shot is a beauty. So is your favorite bird

Mitchell

JenW wrote:

That pelican shot is a beauty. So is your favorite bird

Thanks, Jen. I don't normally go out to shoot pelicans, but on a slow day, I'll take whatever I can get!

Harryb

Outstanding series, not too shabby for a "slow" day.

saurora

Nice variety of birds for a slow day! I'm lucky to get 2 .... pelicans and sandpipers (well, 3 if you count seagulls!!!). I like the lighting in the first 2, but my favorite is #7.

raptorcaptor

Doesn't seem too slow to me! Nice captures!

Mitchell

saurora wrote:

Nice variety of birds for a slow day! I'm lucky to get 2 .... pelicans and sandpipers (well, 3 if you count seagulls!!!). I like the lighting in the first 2, but my favorite is #7.

#7 is my favorite also. That bird just looks like it's posing!

Mitchell

raptorcaptor wrote:

Doesn't seem too slow to me! Nice captures!

Glenn, thanks for looking at these.

There was some variety there, but none of these guys stayed around for long. Also, there was no feeding activity despite seeing a lot of feeder fish in the surf. Three hours of flybys with no active feeding is a "slow" morning for me.

I guess I shouldn't complain. I could have been at work!