Mixed bag

From this morning at Ft DeSoto Pinellas County

This one of Gray Kingbirds captured at first light.

All the shots look uniformly quite soft, Pauhana. Wonder if the lens needs MA? Or possibly the focus setting. Everything else looks good IMO.

like 2,4 and 5 best Pauhana.

agree .. look a little soft ... perhaps you can post your settings for each shot and we can try and identify the "problem"
BUT, I really like them, great composition

Great shots...I really like the last 3.

Looks like a fun place to be.

Example of settings. Using Canon 7D Sigma 150-500

Piping plover 1/3200 sec F/8.0 @ 500 mm ISO 800

Reddish Egret 1/2500 sec f/8.o at 500 mm ISO 800

Spot metering both. Shot in RAW

Camera setup per suggestion in Arthur Morris, Birds as Art.

Also willing to take suggestions.