# Learning Curve

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/learning-curve/7651>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** non-nature\
**Created:** [July 14, 2019, 2:10am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/learning-curve/7651 "2019-07-14T02:10:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2019, 2:10am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/learning-curve/7651/1 "2019-07-14T02:10:35Z")

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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.

 ![-20190711-_7D20223-yardbirds-Edit](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/2X/a/a456b8aeee65ed5a93f38bbb4aed6b1693f1836a.jpeg)

### 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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**Author:** ![Shirley\_Freeman](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/shirley_freeman/32/11361_2.png) [@Shirley\_Freeman](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Shirley_Freeman)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2019, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/learning-curve/7651/2 "2019-07-14T20:03:27Z")

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

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**Author:** ![David\_Schoen](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/david_schoen/32/368_2.png) [@David\_Schoen](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/David_Schoen)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2019, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/learning-curve/7651/3 "2019-07-15T18:49:08Z")

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