yes the ponies are beautiful however I just have never been a huge fan of the island.
Hey who knows if we end up at blackwater I might have to try and get Pentax to send us a nice "birding" lens for the weekend say something in the 600mm range

LOL if they even had one to send, but who knows maybe that new "super-tell" may be out by than.
AND maybe Pentax will actually sponsor the gathering this time too.