It was cropped a bit, you're right - perhaps this is a little better I think as I'm going through some of the files. Same bird, just a few moments later, less of a crop.
Two great singing situations and poses. Did you use audio? The first one is mega-noisy. Please post a JPEB that represents the full frame original for each frame. I am betting that you are cropping way too much ...
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