A few observations here:
#1 looks like focus is at the foot or very much front focused. Are you in One Shot focus or AI Servo? Check to see where you AF point was on, make sure you didn't have 'assist points' enabled.
#2 I think the color is better here, to me #1 looks magenta in hue which is making #2 look more yellow perhaps than it really is as the birdss whites look best here to me but I am on a work laptop now
I think a bit more PP refinement and #2 will shine!
Karl