This past weekend I was out again to visit the snail kites, but I really wanted a nice limpkin, in flight, image. They were flying all around the reeds. You see they feed and nest in the same environment as the snail kites, but they fly up from the reeds, unexpectedly, and are very difficult to anticipate and follow. I loaded my Nikon D300s with my Nikon 500 f/4 and attached the 1.4TC, then up on the Quick Action Harness it went. All of a sudden I saw one come out of the reeds and fly right in front of them for a short distance. Our boat was just at the right angle, so I caught the limpkin in my view finder, and panning, pressed the shutter down. These are my results and mind you these are 90% of the frame. With the Quick Action Harness I did not tire from holding my camera and lens up waiting for my target!

Nancy Elwood- Nature’s Portal