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[Dave Throgmartin]

Song bird photos that aren't staged in some manner are very difficult. I have a stick located close to a bird feeder. I wait for the birds to hit the stick and then take the photo.

2018_11_10_1133_LR_upd_8x10 by dthrog00, on Flickr

Using gear that is not extremely expensive this is the only way to go IMHO. The 80D is a modest camera and 100-400 II is fairly spendy, I find it makes a good combo. A 1DX with $10,000 lens it is not, but it is good enough for my needs.

More basic stuff can work fine too. This is with a 60D and 70-200 f/4 L USM (non-IS) with a gen II 1.4X extender.

2013_03_05_3368_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr

Dave