1st shot at birds (not with a gun)

[Raphy]

My 1st attempt of photographing birds... i'm really enjoying getting up an hour earlier, going to the park before work and taking photos... :dunno ...weird....

Anyways, let me know what you guys think..and where i can improve... I have found that birds (especially the small ones) are SOOooo hard to capture and they are spastically moving in unpredictable directions... eek !!

OK, here are my attempts:

http://photog-raphy.smugmug.com/photos/291071326_hicaz-M.jpg
Shot with D200, MANUAL FOCUS Nikkor 300mm f/4.5

http://photog-raphy.smugmug.com/photos/291071274_y6XNa-M.jpg
Shot with D200, MANUAL FOCUS Nikkor 300mm f/4.5

http://photog-raphy.smugmug.com/photos/290524840_t4avm-M.jpg
Shot with D200, AF Sigma 18-200mm 3.5-6.3 (at f/6.3)

http://photog-raphy.smugmug.com/photos/291071087_7MB37-M.jpg
Shot with D200, MANUAL FOCUS Nikkor 300mm f/4.5

THanks for looking !!! :thumb :thumb

[Maestro]

You did a great job! The wing extension with the take-off for the male RRBB is very nice. The perch and pose of the female RRBB is interesting too. The cormorant is showing some nice wing extension. About the nit I have is with the great egret. It looks a bit soft and background is very bright but still good. I have never been able to get a good bif of a great egret. And put that gun away for good. :wink I don't want you getting confused.:rofl