By the time I got home and grabbed the equipment, after spotting that nest in the tree, the eagle had gone from the nest to the lookout branch. It is a start and possibly will lead to that 200-600mm lens at some time down the road. Right now, I am focusing on other forms of photography, but I could not pass this one up. It is fascinating.
And so it beginsAnyway, I gave it my best shot.
Well, today I broke the bank and purchased a Sony 200-600mm. So, for now I firmly believe this completes my lens collection. Hard to believe I have six lenses spanning from primes of 20mm & 40mm. And zooms including 28-60mm, 35-100mm, 70-200mm w/1.4x teleconverter, and now 200-600mm. I am going to take a break and work on putting them all to use. Using all I have learned in the art and science of photography. Like you said, it actually began a few months ago and the more you learn the more you work toward having the best tool for the task at hand. When I do get an exceptional result (it won't be easy), I will post it here. I have been told time and time again that photography takes a whole lot of patience. So much to learn!
Find a local birding group, most have open walks at parks, this will help you find subjects and learn about them. Find a feeder you can practice at, start with photos at the feeder then the trees/shrubs around. For birds in flight start with the larger birds (don't go for big bird as there is only one and isn't much of a challenge), then work to smaller ones, gulls/geese are the best starting birds.
