Why was this photo rejected?

[bobn51578715]

[Test Screen Name]

Adobe gave a reason, they always do. What reason did they give (for example, artefacts, technical issue, IP issue...?)

[Abambo · Accepted solution]

Please tell us the refusal reason?

If it were technical issues, I would guess it was something like this:

[RALPH_L · Accepted solution]

At 200% you can see artifacts.

[Jill_C · Accepted solution]

The large out of focus areas are distracting, though the bird appears to be in focus. A tighter crop, removing most of the unfocused branches, could improve your chances of acceptance.