...Am not sure if this should be here, but I looked quickly through the nature section and I doubt it'd fit in there either. Well there is a tree. I'm not quite sure about the blown-out skies here, but I don't really think a grad ND would work here. Any suggestions?
This is a tough situation. I don't like those skies, either. Perhaps a closer framing of the animal and a part of the tree, to eliminate the sky completely.