borge

I thought I was beyond beginners mistakes - not so. Please Help.
I have a bird (the feathered kind) that I wish to move from one
location to another.

I am quite a fan and fair expert at the pen tool and prefer that to
make accurate selections. This time things have gone wrong. I use a
pristine (unfiddled) picture and make a copy to work on. I then bring
the pen to bear. When I go to Paths and use 'Make Selection' I get two
selections, the bird and the whole frame of the photo - not what I
want at all.

When I try to move it or copy and paste somewhere else, the whole of
the picture is copied rather than the bird selection.

I have got round the problem by using the mask selection and that work
well. Why has my old friend the pen tool denied me :-)????????????????

Borge in Perth