Initial thoughts of my new R7

Apologies in advance if this post runs long.  TLDR - I love it!  Also, pics at the end.

I've been a Canon crop sensor shooter for about a decade, beginning with the T3i, 60D, 77D, and 80D.  I had been waiting for the rumored R7 for quite a while, and last November, when there was serious doubt if this camera would ever exist, I bought the R6.  It is a fantastic camera, but as a wildlife shooter, I missed the added reach of a crop sensor.  Once the R7 (and R10) was finally announced, I made the painful decision to trade in the R6 on the R7.  I did not pre-order the R7, but I called my local camera shop about 2 weeks ago and asked if they had an R7.  They didn't but put me on the list.  I got the call Wednesday afternoon and had it picked up Saturday, trading in my R6.  I still have the 80D, as it's my wife's camera and that will be replaced by the R10.

So far, I love the camera.  I've been shooting the last 2 days at home due to the fact that I caught COVID, but I have bird feeders in my yard, and some cooperative pets.  It is taking some getting used to, and I'm still learning it, but here are some early observations:

-The AF system is better than my R6.  The constant tracking, and it definitely seems to be more "sticky."  It also feels like it's faster.

-Noise levels.  Yes, there is more noise than my R6.  That's to be expected.  But, to me at least, it feels like software is handling the noise much better than my 80D.  I'm sure it has to do with the sensor, but I am very happy so far.

-Sensor performance.  I've heard many people say that it's an updated 90D sensor.  I don't think so. I rented the 90D for 2 weeks before I got the R6.  The sensor performance on the R7 is so much better.  To me, the IQ is better, detail is retained better, and is cleaner.

-EF and EF-S lenses.  With the 90D, there are many lenses that just do not perform well.  Not so with the R7.  Any EF or EF-S lens I've tested so far works great.  My trusty 9 year old Sigma 17-70 f2.8-4 Contemporary lens has never looked better.  I even found an older EF-S 55-250 v1 lens and got very acceptable images.

-Button and Wheel layout.  Yes, it's different than my R6 but I'm already used to it and after programming the buttons and wheels to my liking, no issues.

-Shutter.  There is a lot of talk about shutter shock in Mechanical or EFCS mode.  I haven't seen it, at all.  I have been switching between all 3 modes, and for now I am liking electronic shutter, but at the 15 fps setting.  I like to hear the shutter, and I can control the volume.  Mechanical is definitely louder than the R6 but not too bad.  I've had louder DSLRs.

-Post Processing.  I normally use Lightroom Classic and Photoshop.  Right now, Adobe's handling of the RAW files for the R7 is poor.  DPP4 is considerable better.  However, DPP4 is a nightmare to use and takes way too many steps.  I will be interested to see how DxO Pure Raw will handle the RAW files once they update.

Overall, I feel like this will be a great camera.  Once I'm recovered, I plan to take a trip to my local wildlife refuge and spend all day shooting water foul and raptors.  That will definitely give me a good benchmark.  So far I've had so-so weather days so not a true test.

Here's a few pics.