Very nice. Great pose with sharp eye and beak. Maybe you can improve it a little by darkening the foreground and getting rid the out of focus parts and a couple of little sticks that are standing out alone in the foreground.
With two claws above and one below showing I'm OK with the obstructed foot. Vertical comp is a no-brainer, and lovely green background. As posted I agree the image seems aggressively sharpened, and I too would remove the OOF parts of the perch.