Thanks Rob, RC & Walter. Yes Walter that's exactly how the feeder is set up however it's on a friends tripod who came up with the idea. It's the easiest way to control the landing point, light and back ground. The chickadees are so fast you can't track them with AF so once you have the shot set up & position yourself to force the birds to approach from the same path you MF just past the feeder and fire away as the bird flys through the focus zone. 10 fps really helps
. Sorry for the delay in getting back to you Walter but I'm in Florida where all the birds are in breeding plumage!
