You can always use the flash to light the subject when the light is behind it, this will also light the eye making it look more alive. You can also use the spot metering on you camera so that it looks at exposing the subject rather than image as a whole.
There seems to be some severe colour fringing (purpley and green colour) on the branches behind this might something caused by the lens. You can remove or reduce this in Photoshop or similar application.
What settings did you use on your camera? There isn't any EXIF data here.
Not a bad job though and as for getting close to birds you'll have to practise your Ninja techniques even with a big lens (Perhaps the Sigma 50-500mm lens might be a more reasonably priced start).
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