The Learning Curve

I'm rather proud of myself!!! It is amazing to think that less than 20 days ago, I had little or no clue about birds. Whereas today, I just walked up to this comorant, no sorry, cromorant... well, bird! You know what I mean...
Why does she look at me like that?

For those of you who are interested in my learning experience:
Lesson 1: Gliding
Lesson 2: Same Bird, New Country
Lesson 3: Laurel and Hardy