Although I have been upgrading?the camera and lens combo I use for bird photography, my old equipment still serves useful purposes.? Unti it conked out, I carried my p&s in the pocket of my riding jacket on?motorcycle trips.? The photos were mostly landscapes and group shots, so the p&s was good enough.

I?keep an 18-55 zoom?attached to my Rebel XSi for landscape?and wide angle shots while I am shooting birds with the 7D/100-400 zoom. ?If I have the 7D/100-400?zoom mounted on a tripod, I will attach?the 55-250 zoom to the Rebel and?hang it around my neck for grab shots of birds passing unexpectedly behind me or overhead.???In some cases, a grab shot may be better than no shot at all.
Bill Anderson; Edmonds, WA.