Still testing new lens

Heavy gear, a real trial to tote, but it's worth it for the 600mm power.  Veggies for the sparrow.

This is what happens when you stop to drink water.

Swell eye. I'm being watched.

Immature male cardinal.

Thousands of gnats erupting out of the ground in the garden. Where's a warbler when this bounty is here for the snagging?

                                              And what's a stroll without meeting a NY rat.