This is such a great forum with lots of great advice and talent. I'm still pretty new to birding myself but have learnt alot in a short period. I just upgraded to a 1D Mark III before Xmas and decided to give it a test run at Fogg Dam in Northern Territory of Australia. Conditions have been very difficult with dull overcast days all week, however I was lucky enough to get a break in the clouds for 10 minutes and snapped up a few shots of this Darter.
1D Mark III, 100-400L IS, 1.5x TC
1/320, f6.3, ISO400, Handheld