Good interaction here, I guess you could say they are staring down each other's barrels instead of yours. The colours of the distant BG look good, as do the lichens on the branches. Too bad there are so many of them though, and the OOF one cutting across the frame is unfortunate. Tough to get both faces sharp in this situation too.
Great interaction behaviour you caught here. Great colors on the birds and they look well focused. I agree about the branches in the way. Other than that well done.