We were back at Harn's Marsh this morning hoping for some better luck and better light. And we got both!!!
First image is a Limpkin. Not the rarest of birds, but definitely doesn't like people.

Next is one of the apex predators in the area, the Osprey. This one was up high in a pine tree and Mel was able to get a good angle and a different facial expression!

Next up are the old reliable type birds, the herons. Always fun to watch, and sometimes difficult to get close to, these birds are the most common of the Florida shorebirds.

I was trying my 1.7 teleconverter on my D810 to see what kind of sharpness I could get. This teleconverter never produced what I would call sharp images on my D300 but on the D810 this can be one sharp addition to the camera bag, especially stopped down!

And last but not least... there are two nesting families of Sandhill Cranes at Harn's Marsh and I was lucky enough to get fairly close to one group of what appears to be an adult and a juvenile. They are large, beautiful birds and I had a great time getting close to these two!!

We had a great morning, got to spend time together, and just enjoyed being out there!
More to come....