The making of a photograph.
Not a bad shot but check out the original.
And the new perch.
This may not be the actual background used but was shot at the same time of the same tree.
The composition lacked something so I went back and added the leaf.
I'm not really that good at post, just got lucky with a pose that was easy to isolate. Bottom line is do not accept what you see at face value without the image data!
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I had no idea that these component parts went together, until I got to the last photo.
Wow, well done.
Well Done! 
I don't know PaintShopPro, but if I were buying, I'd definitely want a program I could dl to my hd (can't imagine going all online for any of my major finance, office, or other main programs, for many reasons) and that was relatively inexpensive.
I only have a very old version of PhotoShop from my days working on my Instructional Tech and Design degree. No, of course I didn't use the warez pw-generator everyone was using to activate the shared version circulating among class members because no one could afford to buy it. 
Damn, I must be waaaaaaay out of practice because I looked for how you handled shadows on the composite and thought you'd been smart to use components with diffused light that didn't create or require any shadows to worry about! Guess I'd better get back into it before I forget everything. I hate losing skills and knowledge I once had.
