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If the light is fairly constant, then full manual is probably the easiest method to use... set it and forget it. If your subject is not present or in the light where you want to take the picture there are a couple of options. You can set the exposure off of something "neutral" like green grass; I prefer to set it off of something white, even a specular reflection if possible. Alternatively, if you are also in the same light you can set the exposure using incident metering... either a handheld meter or converting your camera's reflectance meter.@Phil V Yes the lightbulb is on and I understand what you are saying about a correctly exposed subject being correctly exposed regardless of the background. However in my limited experience with bird photography my problem is finding the correct exposure in the first place, the first time I see the damn thing is usually when it flies across in front of me. I'm not naïve enough to believe anyone can give me a simple answer in a single sentence on web forum, so I guess the real answer is trial and error and practice, followed by more practice. But if anyone does have any simple “tricks of the trade” then they would be more than welcome.