Today my route took me through St. Augustine, so of course I had to stop at the Alligator Farm and shoot egrets and storks for a while. When you have a 500mm f4 lens the temptation is to use it for everything, but the rookery at the Alligator Farm is so close that it's best to back off to 250mm for flight shots.

But sometimes only the 500mm will do, and that's what the second shot is. Click on the images for larger versions.

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