I tried not to block out the page and just go for it.  As a result, my branch was not exactly as it should have been, nor the position of the bird on the page, but it didn't really matter.

I wouldn't have noticed the bird's nostril or the various lichens and mosses on the branch and not the wing feathers, piled or folded so neatly.  When journaling, this would make a difference as I might want to investigate the mosses and lichens for example.