This is an interesting shot for C&C. I can see two quite different ways of looking at it. In both, the lizard capture is magnificent. Examining the texture and creases on the skin is a joy. As is the bright yellow eye standing out from the cooler colours of the head. The back spikes are admirably positioned against the dark area on the tree. The yellow food bowl contents zero our eyes in on the head of the lizard. All good.
Then there is the stick, bottom right. The yellow bowl and the spikes strongly make the subject clear. The bottom stick isn't a distraction, it adds more information to the scene. The stick adds another wavy horizontal line to the RHS of the image. The resulting pattern incorporates the lizard's tail.
Cropping above the stick gives more of a panoramic format that accentuates the shape of the lizard. The crop looks good and still uses some of the horizontal lines on the right that I like here.
To me, It's a toss up.