Originally Posted by
Diane Miller
I don't know the 60D but I think it's common that a single focus "point" covers a wider area than indicated by the area that lights up in the viewfinder. Since the flowers just below the bird had more contrast, it's possible that's where the focus hit. I've had similar problems with my 5D3, which has stealthy helper points around the center point, even if I select the smallest point. That's necessary in order to achieve better focus on low-contrast subjects, but it can sometimes lock on an adjacent area without telling you.