I shot these from about 15 feet with my Nikon D7100. ISO 100, 1/500 sec,. at 300 mm, and f5.6. I am not happy with the sharpness of these photos. I was on a tripod, and used a wireless remote. I'm seeing photos here where every feather is sharp as a tack. My lens is the Nikon 70 - 300 VR. Yes, this is a full frame lens on a DX camera. Could that be part of my issue, or is it just operator error? All comments welcome.
This little fellow (male?) was waiting for his mate to come out of the nest so he could bring his meal to the chicks.