Camera Model Canon EOS 450D
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/1600
Av( Aperture Value ) 8.0
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -1/3
ISO Speed 400
Lens 50-500mm
Focal Length 500.0 mm
Image Quality RAW
Flash Off
White Balance Mode Auto
AF Mode One-Shot AF
Picture Style Standard
Good head position here with the look back pose. Well exposed.
Perch is nicely scaled for the bird, although the broken/cut off stubs aren't quite as attractive.
In the background, I would be tempted to use a soft brush and lightly paint over the darkest areas with a color selected from the lighter areas of the background, to just even it out a bit.