Angry bird - crop or no crop?

[darthdeus]

I got this shot in zoo after about 15 minutes of trying to capture the bird while flying, apparently he got little mad at me



I'm not sure if I should crop this a little bit tighter, or is it good as it is?

Camera: Canon EOS 1000D
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/5.6
Focal Length: 250 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Lens: Canon 55-250mm IS f/4-5.6

[morgandavis]

If it were my shot, I would crop the left side about half way in from where it currently is. But, that is if it were mine.

[jughead]

I think a tighter crop will be better, I'll crop the left and just a bit of the top

[BrittneyLove]

Love the picture, but definitely agree on the tighter crop =)

[lputman]

While a tighter crop would work, I actually like this as is. Nice capture.

[LoveDSLR]

Samples:

[gjakovare]

I like the shot as is, however after looking at the sample LoveDSLR put up, I like the portrait crop.

[JenJ]

I like the shot as is. I find it more interesting the way you did it. I tend to like shots with the object off to the side though..