Walked up on this Loon sleeping not far from home. Such a beautiful bird.
I had only a fraction of a second to snap the little guy with the nut in his beak.
The Cardinal was posing and looking into the lens. Love the country.

I appreciate you taking time to comment. I’ll keep working on my skills

Thank you so much. I strive to get better at this hobby

I've been working hard lately on all the basics of using my D7100 and various lenses. For most of these I used a Tamron 70-200. I've done some cropping and some other lighting adjustments. I'm open for any positive or constructive comments.

I know focus is so very important. When I take a picture, ex wildlife, I’m disappointed when I zoom in on the photo afterwardsand it don’t seem to be as “in focus, as I first thought. Am I being to critical? How do professionals view this topic. How can I do a better focus job ?
I’m a novice using a D7100 and a 18-105 or a 70-200