I don't mind that at all. In fact, I quite like it.
But whilst seeing where you were going with this, I wonder of there is just too much empty sand in from of the bird? What do you think of the effect if you cropped it to a 4 : 5 ratio using the existing top edge as the starting point?
Donald, I agree with you that there is probably a little too much in front there. I have this problem you see - I keep trying to keep everything cropped 2:3 for printing purposes. I guess I need to think outside that particular box sometimes, or in this case, think outside the rectangle!