I sat on the driveway of my nieces home to shot this so there would be a distance between me and the birds. He is eating one of the dried mealworms. Reminds me of pretzel sticks for birds. I have a lot to learn but I have already figured out one thing. That is leave it focused on one feeder. No chasing the birds around. It is too hard to find anything as a minor move can result in you moving over a large area. I captured this guy (one of the starlings that fledged), a robin, and a sparrow. I choose this one for the worm in his mouth. I cropped only the sides because of distraction as there are about three feeders close together. My lens is at 600mm.
Congratulations on your new lens and your successful photo! And how great that you caught one with the dried grub worm! For some mason, mine aren't interested in grub worm any more.
@jyokota I find it gets eaten the most when there are babies and then the fledglings eat them. After that, it slows down. Especially as more natural food becomes available. The good thing with dried ones is at the end of the season (I don't put them out in snowy weather) I can seal the bag and wait for next year.
Is it a heavy lens?