After a short break, we headed back out onto Tampa Bay with “The Spoonbill Guy”, James Shadle in search of more great bird activity to photograph. We were not disappointed when we found a flock of pelicans resting on a sandbar. I hand held my new Nikon AF-S 600mm f4 VR from the boat for this image…what a rockin’ lens!

Another image from the morning shoot…a Great Blue Heron bringing nesting material to his mate.

Images captured with Nikon D3, AF-S 600mm VR, TC-17E on Lexar Digital Media