"I was on the Huntington Beach Pier recently when I spotted this bird flying by with something in its mouth, so I grabbed a few shots," said Allen Rockwell. "When I got home, I was able to see that it was carrying a whole cracker and was being careful not to crush it."

"It's shots like this that justify the cost of the Canon 100-400mm IS L lens!"

Allen used a Canon EOS 30D, exposure set to 1/500th @ f/8, focal length: 350 mm, ISO: 100

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