October starts

I was attending the Watercolor Society of Oregon Fall Convention in Hermiston, OR earlier this month. My husband went out for a hike while I was taking the mini workshops and critiques.  He came upon this bird in the brush and scraggily Juniper stumps.  We later learned it was a magpie.  I love the color and drama he created in his environment and wanted to use my webbing and spraying technique as the background.  I chose the colors I thought would reflect the area and then played him up.  Still working on the branches.  This is painted on a 16x20 AquaBord panel so it is easy to lift and then apply more paint.  As I have said before the Dr. Ph. Martin Hydrus Watercolors are staining so you usually can't get back to the white of the board but close.  
Any comments?  I think some more darks are in order and the nest or burl in the tree might be drawing too much attention.

This is the underpainting and I really love the colors and how they blended in the spraying process.  Several family members don't want me to change a thing and just hang it.  I am trying to be brave and look at the shapes to develop an abstract painting coming out through the colorful backdrop.  I feel some movement coming from the left but don't want it to overtake the beautiful colors on the right.  I see several interesting shapes to develop so wish me luck.  If you have comments I hope you know they are always welcomed.