Fieldfare comparisons...

This first photo was taken by myself in dull light making the image look quite lifeless, similar to the bottom shot but as you can see the shot below(by Alan Saunders)is much clearer with the birds posture nice and relaxed where mine looks very nervous and the shot below gives a better awareness of the rule of thirds .Also the image bellow has the colour and sharpness that mine doesn't, the eye is sharp and the beak stands out where mine is dull and doesn't stand out at all.If i were to do the shot again i would somehow need to be higher and maybe hidden in a hide so i could use a slower shutter to get more light as the bird below was more settled on its branch were mine was ready to fly away and if the bird was settled you have more time to adjust the settings to get the right result .