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After spending the past couple weeks sidelined I was able to get out for a while today and wander. It was a great day to get out.

R5 and the RF 200-800mm

Cardinal

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Red-bellied Woodpecker

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It's always great day to get out - even without the birds! But with some birds it is by far more content - in my own oppinion!
 
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Yesterday - macro lens, today - my 500mm but no interesting birds! In my frustration I just took this shot from my lanai (once I got home :LOL:)!

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Moodily lit Great Blue Heron at Huntley Meadows, Alexandria, Virginia. Taken just at sunrise with the morning fog starting to lift.

Both photos with an R5 Mark II, 100-500 mm. Like a dummy I had the camera set up for birds in flight, and could have gotten a better exposure on these two.

Picture one: Zoom at 500 mm, 1/2500 at f/7.1, ISO 8000.
Picture two: Zoom at 472 mm, 1/2500 at f/7.1, ISO 3200.

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A bit behind on post as we've had good weather both in the mountains and on the coast over the last couple of weeks.

A juvenile Green-tailed Towhee, the brightest of the three that stuck around for a couple of weeks.
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R5 MK II RF600 f/4L IS w/1.4x 1/500 : f/7.1 : ISO 1000

A male California Quail crested the boulder and was trying to interpret if the camera/lens was a threat.
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R5 MK II RF600 f/4L IS w/1.4x 1/3200 : f/7.1 : ISO 800

A thirsty Acorn Woodpecker.
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R5 MK II RF600 f/4L IS w/1.4x 1/4000 : f/6.3 : ISO 1000

A female Western Bluebird taking a drink.
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R5 MK II RF600 f/4L IS w/1.4x 1/1000 : f/9 : ISO 800
 
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