After reading this thread yesterday, I actually went out and tried "birding" today. Its alot tougher than one might imagine, especially this time of year. I saw very few birds, and the ones I did see, the reach of my Powershot Pro1's lens just wasnt enough to make the shot worthwhile.
I almost died too when not one, but TWO BALD EAGLES flew directly overhead. 
I tried panning to catch one, but ended up with a bunch of branches in focus, and just the silhouette of the bird past that. I looked up over the river I was near, saw a big black bird with a nice, bright white head and kind of said "no, it couldnt be." It flew over, and not 20 feet behind it was another one, they have a nest downriver on a protected island, I know where I'll be spending more time. :P
