Here by a picture of our holiday on lesbos. There where not much birds yet because we where there a little to early in the seasson for the bird migration. But I made this one there at mid day in full sunshine.
iso 400 f5.6 1/2000 handhold
I'm sorry for the fence but in lesbos there are only fences in the wild :)
I don't mind the fence, and I l ike the fact it is weathered. Sweet BG!! The midday light is quite harsh though...some burning and dodging, , or a reverse S-Curve, could minimize the harshness. I also wish you had pointed your lens lower even if that meant losing some of the grayish hue above.
I think you did a good job handling the midday light. The fence has character, so I don't mind it as much. I agree with Daniel that I would have added some canvas at the bottom of the frame.