>>4333677>If the bird is high up, getting closer just gets you a better view of its assholeTrue, but that's why I just risk losing a shot and waiting. Last week I spent over an hour in the rain about 20 feet up on a fallen tree waiting for an owl to hunt lower, with light disappearing fast. I took a snapshit with my pocket potato, you can see it near the top left of the frame on that skinny birch. It was making rounds but staying over 50 feet up. I could have gotten something with a longer (and slower) lens but like I said, just different priorities. I don't like to point up or down, shoot backlit subjects, or sacrifice precious light or quality for extreme focal lengths. If I miss stuff, I miss it. I also don't use flashes. I did get what I was after though and filled the frame which was great. Made my year pretty much.
>shooting birds that are clear at the top of the treeYeah, not ideal.