Unbelievably sad. Prayers for comfort. :(

Thanks for all the help and comments! :)

Hello. I'm a new forum user and very novice photographer. I took some pictures trying out different settings on my new camera and, while I admit I don't really understand all t here is to know about ISO and aperture settings, aspect ratio, depth of field settings, how can I focus on taking a picture of something (for example, a bird) when it's behind other, closer objects (vegetation)? It looks to me like the Autofocus setting took the best pictures. I would REALLY appreciate all your comments. Thanks!

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