overall i think it's a decent shot for ID'ing the bird. i had a co-worker look at it who has no interest in birds and his comment was "it's a goose, i see them all the time"
he was much more harsh with my robin shot in another thread. "who wants to see the back of a bird, look, it's freakin grey and looking over it's shoulder like you are stalking it. don't be that guy" haha, at least he's honest.
some things to consider:
1 - the bird is in the center of the frame, doing nothing. it's just another picture of a bird - don't forget the rule of 9ths (3rds). if there was a big empty space to the right, it might make one wonder what the heck the bird is looking at.
2 - the bird doesn't pop out compared to the background - it looks flat - i know, a tripod would have helped get more of a razor focus, but the aperture settings can also be used to push/pull the bird from the background.
3 - i'd like to the uncropped version, you might be able to add some tension with the foreground color and the background and maybe offset the bird from dead center.
4 - include the camera, lens, ISO, aperture, and shutter speed info - knowing those can go a long way to sorting out some issues.
5 - what do you think is good or missing or whatever with the picture. we are often our own worst critics, but we can also be totally honest with ourselves in terms of what is wrong with it.