I live in a small farming community in Kansas a block away from our towns recreation and residential Lake.Every fall we get flocks of different kinds of birds.We see lots of Eagles in the winter and the Pelicans come every fall. So far there are only 2 but I'm sure the flock will follow. It is very exciting for a hobbyist photographer to capture. I just have a canon HS40 with 35x optical zoom, so I use a photo program for enhancement.