Great colors in the bird pix. It's great to see your interest, but you should strive not to shoot the bird's ass. It's pretty easy to get pix of birds, but the real challenge is getting them in a pleasing position, with the perfect head angle and a light in the eye.
Here's an ordinary American Robin in a Captain Morgan pose. It takes hundreds of shots usually before everything lines up.
American Robin in Captain Morgan Pose... by
dcstep, on Flickr