Well, Durwood, I started out hand held, with my car only a short distance away. After 30 minutes and many shots at high shutter speeds, I got the tripod out of the trunk and changed settings to stopped down apertures and ISO 100. I tripped the shutter with an RC-1. The bird was like a cement statue most of the time, and I didn't react when he moved around and unfurled his wings. With no action shots at the higher shutter speeds I decided to post this one for its novelty.