Thanks to the feedback from many of you in here, I've made a lot of changes in how I approach wildlife photography in the past few weeks. I've been spending a lot of time in one spot where I know I can produce a pleasing background in acceptable lighting. Sometimes it's quite a long wait, but eventually someone perches for a quick photo.
D500
Nikkor 600mm f/4e FL
1/500
f/4.5
ISO-640
Center Weight Average
Cleveland, Ohio USA
May 2017
Partly cloudy, cool, sun at my back a couple hours after sunrise