I like the colors and composition here too but not the peanut. Arsdel, Could you please post the original capture for the image above. The bird looks as if it has been cut out and there is some very funky stuff going on with the perch. Thanks.
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I'm guessing you've changed or heavily blurred the background? It does look like you could improve the image by masking/selecting the bird and perch more successfully. Would also be interested to see the original.