Magnificent Frigatebird ~ "Freedom" ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor Winter Birds 2020 Their warm ochre facial markings

Their warm ochre facial markings and finely streaked plumage have a wild beauty that rewards close observation and careful

The rufous coloring — a deep

They cache thousands of acorns

It flits through the high branches

I've painted herons my entire career

Magnificent Frigatebird ~ "Freedom" ~ "Oh, to Fly" ~ Watercolor Winter Birds 2020 Their warm ochre facial markingsThis frigatebird watercolor art captures a bird built entirely for the sky. Magnificent frigatebirds have the largest wingspan to body weight ratio of any bird on earth they can stay aloft for weeks, sleeping on wind currents, never touching land or water. "Freedom" shows that effortless mastery of air. The wings are impossibly long, the forked tail cuts like scissors, and the whole bird looks like it was designed by someone who thought gravity was