Thank you kindly, John......having good gears, compliant models and an old man\'s luck....that all helps.
Here is a family of some grebes...they are related to ducks, I guess. The young one (#1 and #4) seems to be doing great. The parents are #3 and #4 (I can\'t tell the male-female difference) .
Handheld 1DX + 500 f/4 IS MkII, shot as JPG only in excellent golden hour light, 4 minutes pp per image.
