If you are looking to take photos of sheep, falling into a feeder is helpful. I slipped in the mud this morning and fell forward into the feeder. I am impressed with the sheep, especially the Gang Of Four. They are no longer impressed with me or my camera, nobody even moved and I had the good sense to hit the shutter. So this is what it feels like to be a sheep and have breakfast.
I have learned over these past few years how to fall without breaking or sacrificing the camera, I have fallen many times, but never losing a camera or falling on it.