Sorry to hear about your camera issues. I have the SX20IS. It has a few years on it now and it does at times have trouble focusing now. I still have my old Fuji if this one broke but it does not have near the zoom of the Canon. I would be lost!
Love the female cardinal shots!
No photo but I saw a cuckoo the other day! I could not see if it was a yellow billed or black billed.