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<blockquote data-quote="Whiskeyman" data-source="post: 250837" data-attributes="member: 13556">Jan 19, Day 19, Shot 19Took my drive this afternoon and didn't get far before I had to stop and watch a Great Blue Heron struggle to eat his day's catch, a fairly good size (for him) Largemouth Bass.&nbsp; I missed the catch, but did spend over 20 minutes watching the bird maneuver and swallow the fish.&nbsp; It finally did swallow it successfully!![ATTACH]68002[/ATTACH]After the drama ended, I proceeded on to my original destination, even though I was running late.&nbsp;&nbsp; This bird was fully willing to pose and let me approach much closer than I needed to.[ATTACH]68003[/ATTACH]I found the pier I wanted to shoot from closed, so I had to find another spot further down the marina, which cost me more time, but there were pelicans near there.[ATTACH]68005[/ATTACH]And herons, also.[ATTACH]68006[/ATTACH]And finally, one Pelican in front of a sunset that I had to try.[ATTACH]68007[/ATTACH]All taken with my new AF-S 70-200 VR II on my D90.&nbsp; I definitely had the shakes today, and that manifested itself in the quality of my shots; I had a hard time, even with perched birds.&nbsp; I hope it was all of the caffeine that I'd consumed earlier today (four cups of coffee.)&nbsp; If not, and it's me, I'm going to have to resort to a monopod or tripod all of the time. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />WM</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Whiskeyman, post: 250837, member: 13556"] Jan 19, Day 19, Shot 19 Took my drive this afternoon and didn't get far before I had to stop and watch a Great Blue Heron struggle to eat his day's catch, a fairly good size (for him) Largemouth Bass. I missed the catch, but did spend over 20 minutes watching the bird maneuver and swallow the fish. It finally did swallow it successfully!! [ATTACH=CONFIG]68002._xfImport[/ATTACH] After the drama ended, I proceeded on to my original destination, even though I was running late. This bird was fully willing to pose and let me approach much closer than I needed to. [ATTACH=CONFIG]68003._xfImport[/ATTACH] I found the pier I wanted to shoot from closed, so I had to find another spot further down the marina, which cost me more time, but there were pelicans near there. [ATTACH=CONFIG]68005._xfImport[/ATTACH] And herons, also. [ATTACH=CONFIG]68006._xfImport[/ATTACH] And finally, one Pelican in front of a sunset that I had to try. [ATTACH=CONFIG]68007._xfImport[/ATTACH] All taken with my new AF-S 70-200 VR II on my D90. I definitely had the shakes today, and that manifested itself in the quality of my shots; I had a hard time, even with perched birds. I hope it was all of the caffeine that I'd consumed earlier today (four cups of coffee.) If not, and it's me, I'm going to have to resort to a monopod or tripod all of the time. :( WM [/QUOTE]

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