I am going to assume you used spot metering and a single point focus. If that is the case and you right click on the photo in your editor you should see the focus point by clicking "show focus point". My guess is that it will be right on the little guy's head, or something equidistant to it. If not the camera may have chosen a point from multiple focus points and that is what you got. Either way, there's really nothing wrong with it. I think if you wanted more to be in focus you would need to use a lower f stop (f/11?) to get more of a landscape image.
idahoshooter wrote:
This shot is with a Canon 7D mII, Canon EF 100-400L II.
1/1250s, f/6.3, ISO 6400.
I was shooting fast because I was trying to get some BIF, then saw this squirrel munching on the tree leaves. He was only 10' away or so, but I'm surprised how little DOF I have. The forehead is in focus, but not the rest of the body.
a) small depth of field @400mm, relatively close
b) maybe I was slightly front focused to start with?