I was out on a decked walkway taking some pictures of frogs when this guy popped up out of the water grass and jumped onto the deck railing about 15 feet from me. He quacked at me, shook out his feathers, and started posing. Enjoy!
Morning light, heron hunting, and goose chasing. I only spent 45 minutes here, and it was perfect.
Went out to a local park that has a delightful birding area. The Lilly pads make the pictures a little noisy, but it's always teeming with wildlife.
All shot with the Z5ii and NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR
Initially, I had some front focus issues. I upgraded the firmware this morning and I have been getting much better results. I took this while working from the back deck today. This robin just popped up with a small twig in its beak and started sizing me up from about 15 feet away.