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Too late for the tree trunk weekly challenge. :)

Without good light, black birds are really hard. You just need to do the best you can exposing for the bird and very likely overexposing the background. From there processing with masks can usually get the background back in control. In bad light, though, it can be impossible to get the details...

Similar shots, I know. If you have a favorite lemme' know. :)

A different nest, these little guys are probably 2-3 weeks younger. The parent regurgitated a fish for them, but it was too big for either of the youngsters to handle, so the parent just swallowed the fish again. LOL.

Thanks, Robin. :)

Sorry to hear that. I can relate to the motion sickness curse!

Great Blue Heron nest. This parent (on the right) is probably ready for these rowdy, adolescent offspring to leave the nest. :)

Another series with Avocets mating.

Grackles. First is a female, the rest are males.

Bug snatcher...

Each camera model from any and all manufacturer has its own, unique RAW file. This is why all processing applications must be periodically updated so as to read RAW files from new camera models. Bit depth and any compression are variable according to settings used in the camera menu, but have...

Check to see if exposure compensation has accidentally been set to a low, negative number. Or, are you in manual mode with a very high shutter speed and small aperture? Just a couple of ideas.

Can't decide which one I like the most, so I'm just posting them all. :)