Learning Curve

[Dennis_Plank]

This young Black-headed Grosbeak knew that birds were getting food out of this feeder, but hadn’t quite figured out how the system worked. I loved the stretch it made to pick a scrap up off the bottom.

What technical feedback would you like if any?

Anything. I cloned one intruding stick end above the head.

What artistic feedback would you like if any?

Anything.

Any pertinent technical details:

7DII, Sigma 150-600 C @ 260 mm, gimbal head mounted to blind window, f/8, 1/320, iso 2000, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. Noise reduction with Neat Image. Cropped from a horizontal original. Full height. Taken July 11th at 7:44 am under overcast skies.

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[Shirley_Freeman]

Very nice capture of this unorthodox way of retrieving dinner from the feeder, Dennis. He was certainly creative.

[David_Schoen]

Once it is an adult, it probably won’t do that anymore, but who knows. Nice behavior.