A Few Of The Birds From Last Thursday...

[jprzybyla]

Picture this... Sitting in a beach chair in the shade at the edge of the Gulf of Mexico. The waves lapping at the shore twenty feet from my feet. Red-breasted Mergansers hunting fish in the waters just offshore. Shore birds sauntering by and hunting prey in the surf. Heaven on earth indeed...

Red-breasted Merganser



Nikon D7000, Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE), 1/1250 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 200 AWB, AF-C, Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10



Nikon D7000, Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE), 1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 320 AWB, AF-C, Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10



Nikon D7000, Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE), 1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 400, AWB, AF-C, Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10

Ruddy Turnstone



Nikon D7000, Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE), 1/1250 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 280, AWB, AF-C, Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10

Sanderling



Nikon D7000, Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE), 1/1250 F/5.6 Matrix Metering - 1/3 EV ISO 180, AWB, AF-C, Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10

Short-billed Dowitcher



Nikon D7000, Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE), 1/1250 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 320, AWB, AF-C, Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10

Black-bellied Plover



Nikon D7000, Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE), 1/1250 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 320, AWB, AF-C, Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10

Willet



Nikon D7000, Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE), 1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 320, AWB, AF-C, Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10

Snowy Egret



Nikon D7000, Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII ED shot at 200mm (300mm FFE), 1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 640, AWB, AF-C, Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10

Brown Pelican



Nikon D7000, Nikon 80-400mm F/4.5-5.6 VRII ED shot at 400mm (600mm FFE), 1/2000 F/5.6 Matrix Metering 0 EV ISO 400, AWB, AF-C, Post processed in Lightroom 6 and Photoshop Elements 10

[bnnrcn]

It is always a pleasure to watch your bird images, thanks for sharing Joe

[Barbara Ponder]

Beautiful images as usual! I thought of you when I came upon the black crowned night heron I posted photos of. I remembered you saying he was your nemesis, although hard to believe you have one. Wished you had been there as he practically posed for me and I know you would have made some lovely images of him.

[Rita]

Your bird images never disappoint.

[JohnRostron]

Stunning pics!

JoHn

[Shadowman]

Nice series.