My Red Kite is just too fast....

[Chrissy]

I set myself the task of getting a decent shot of the Red Kite that visits my garden and picks up pieces of raw meat.

He is used to me by now, he even comes down while I'm lying on my sun lounger, so I don't need to hide anymore.

I have my camera set up by the patio door, with the remote plugged in, high speed continuous shooting and auto-focus set for where the meat is. I can't have it set too close up, or I wouldn't get anything, but I'm still only looking at a small area of lawn in my 100-400mm lens at the 100mm end.

If I see him coming it's not too bad because I can press the button and take loads of frames. However, he's out of focus and the background is in focus. So, what can I do to improve my chances of getting him in focus? Any ideas? This is the best so far:

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