Fledgling Nuthatch ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor Framing:Framed you'd swear they're dancing for

you'd swear they're dancing for the sheer pleasure of being alive

The fledgling's softer

which celebrates the garden birds that bring joy to everyday life

The inverted posture makes the composition immediately distinctive

Fledgling Nuthatch ~ "Songbirds & Friends" ~ Watercolor Framing:Framed you'd swear they're dancing forThis nuthatch watercolor painting captures a young nuthatch fresh out of the nest all fluff and attitude. Fledgling nuthatches have the same headfirst down the tree instinct as adults, but they haven't quite mastered the execution. There's a wobbliness to them, a wide eyed determination that's impossible not to smile at. This painting catches that stage not yet graceful, but already brave. I worked freehand on archival cotton rag paper with Kissho