Great bird shots at Gatorland in Orlando. They allow photographers in through the south entrance 2-3 hours before they open for general admissions. I'm sure there is some seasonality to it but I spent a great morning there several years ago and hope to, someday, go back.
Was he having fun? Noting much else matters.
Bay Photo - great customer service, NEVER an issue calling to request "special" service. Wide range of products w/ competitive pricing.
The federal agency that I worked for had an extensive photo department and owned a mouth watering array of Nikon cameras. They often photographed well known speakers, including the POTUS, as well as awards, presentations, etc. About 2 years before I retired, they totally switched out to Canon due to the shutter noise of Nikon and the near silence of Canon. That said, I like the sound of the shutter on my D850.
This propaganda belongs elsewhere.
I carry that Sony for snapshot kinda photography when I travel with my wife. For her, watching me taking pictures is "like watching paint dry". But, it takes care of my photo taking needs. However, I would have been unhappy had that been my only option in Iceland; I left my wife at home and took the camera, tripod and lenses, who never complained that waiting for me was boring, and I'm glad I did.
I shoot in RAW (never, ever in jpg), edit in Bridge/PS, save and print as TIFF, convert to jpg only those images bound for email or social media posting. I save everything on 2 external hard drives.
Gatorland lets photographers in at 7 or 8 in the morning, for 3 hours before opening for the general public. Where you have gators, you have birds: cranes, egrets, storks, herons, flamingos, and more. Not to mention gators. It's a great morning which you can follow with a nice breakfast somewhere.