This juvenile was curious and kept popping his/her head up and checking on what I was doing. :)
Cropped from original, leaving everything as is. Two bright spots in the FG were the wild flowers.
Exposure 0.003 sec (1/400)
Aperture f/8.0
Focal Length 550 mm
ISO Speed 250
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash On, Return detected
Nice work Troy, the centred bird is warranted in this one IMO. I too would remove the white spots, there aren't enough of them to add anything to the image I feel.
I agree with the others about the flowers, and I think a portrait crop would work well although I like this comp fine. Nice pose and interesting shot.
I do think the image is a touch greenish overall.