I managed a few shots in manual, but even that is wonky -- anything closer than 15 feet or so, no matter how sharply focused, shoots blurred. Luckily our juvie was about 20 feet up the tree.
27 June
Well, the good news is that my passiflora Coral Sea has finally bloomed. The bad news is that my Tam 150-600 has lost autofocus and will have to go in. This is the third time, so I am going to press for a replace, rather than repair.