The Bird Flip

This may seem like a pretty straightforward shot, but there are two reasons for posting this here.

The main reason is that a few things were wrong with this shot. The bird originally was looking to the right, out of the frame, which I didn't like, so I flipped the bird. Also, some of the branches were touching the edges of the frame, something I always try to avoid, so I shortened them. I usually don't do this, but in this case I didn't like the image as it was, it was impossible to get it right at the scene, but I saw there was potential and decided to give it a try.

The second reason is that this bird is way too small for the avian forum.

The image was shot during last year's trip to Namibia. In the background you see one of the famous red sand dunes of Sossusvlei.