Coal Tit Touchdown

I was attempting to capture this Coal Tit as it landed on a branch near to a peanut feeder in my garden. I am about 4 feet away in my shed with a piece of camo netting hiding me, the camera, and the lens. Outside of the shed to my left was a SB900 flashangled upwards from about 1 foot below the branch.

In this case the bird had landed but the flash gave it a fright and it leapt up as you see. Actually I quite like it myself but what do you think??

Thanks for viewing, I would appreciate any constructive critique on how I could improve the image and any flash/camera settings that would enable me to actually capture the bird on landing.

Cheers
Paul

Title:	Coal Tit Touchdown
Username:	harrattp
Uploaded:	15 Apr 2011 - 1:29 PM
Camera:	Nikon D3 Check out Nikon Nation!
Lens:	50.0-500.0 mm f/4.0-6.3
Recording media:	JPEG (digital)
Date Taken:	14 Mar 2011 - 6:09 PM
Tags:	Close-up / macro, Flash / lighting, General, Wildlife / nature
Votes:	28