Bird Watching: got out with the Nikon 500mm f4 P today....ID help please..., 1 by cshirsch

cshirsch wrote:
I got my new backpack designed for the big Nikon lens yesterday so I packed it up with my Nikon D90, Nikon 500mm f/4 P lens, monopod, and my new carbon fiber tripod with heavy duty ball head and went to a lake near my house in the Houston, TX area. I had a little trouble tweeking the manual focus but managed to get a few keeper shots and some so-so shots. I would really appreciate any help on IDing these birds. One shot is not too hot but I did not have too much time to take a shot of the big bird.

Thanks,
Chris