hehe... The pose is great! It's like the way he looks normally, but it's like the back. I love the way the beak looks, it really makes it look a lot more realistic. The arm and highlighting are quite nice too. The structure of the white feathers give it the same feel as the beak.
hehe... Well, as much as scanners kill colors, cameras kill everything else. I use to have to take pictures of all my pictures XD. It didn't come out well. I don't think there's really a way to fix the colors.
hehe... Well, maybe you're a good photographer. And you have a good camera. I kind of had a sucky camera and I can't hold anything still to save my life XD.