Hi Richard,
First off welcome to the CiC forums - I don't think we have 'conversed' before
I like the second one much better, but I think it would benefit from losing 10-15% off the right hand side and possibly (no more than 5% off the top.
The problem is that the central focus point forces many to use it, especially on wildlife when there my not be time to select another (even if you can) and that spoils the composition - so I would say almost any shot can be improved with a crop in PP.
Must dash,