Thanks everyone for the nice comments! To be honest, I picked up this 5D2 in a trade and was just planning to keep it through the holidays and then swap it out for either a 1D3 or 7D since they have better "reach," AF, and FPS. But, I was surprised how well the 5D2 performed with the 70-300 plus a TC. I guess the key is to get close enough to not need the extra crop reach, I just wish all birds were as easy to approach as my local geese! lol...