You can't try to put to put that bird anywhere...this pic is real, perfect and so needing to be painted did that person try to think of that...like you can put life how and where you want it?!?
It would be nicer to put the bird a bit to the left instead. Try darken the sky or increase the contrast, and see how it goes.
reply: if i could tell the bird where to go i would definately have had the bird somewhere else than the center. darn birds never listen to you :P, i agree that it would be better to the upper left and darker contrast :)