Tree Fairies - Willow Tree Fairy with Hummingbird Egg coloring page

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is of a Willow Tree Fairy.

She is holding a 

Hummingbird Egg. 

Tree Fairies - Willow Tree Fairy with Hummingbird Egg

Willow Tree Fairies are some of the more slender Fairies.  Maybe this has to do with willow leaves being quite narrow.  This particular Willow Tree Fairy is also a friend to the Hummingbirds that nest in Willow Trees.  She is holding an egg that she inspected.  She has been caring for the Hummingbird chicks while the mother was out searching for nectar.  The mother Hummingbird is just coming home to her nest.  can see her flying in . . . in the background.  THIS Willow Tree Fairy is named Salicis.  That means Willow in Latin.  Most Fairies know Latin.  It is one of their primary languages.  You may have noticed that Salicis, who is also a Hummingbird Fairy... has wings like a hummingbird.  In fact, if you saw her flying you would see a hummingbird, not a Fairy.  This is because she would be using a Fairy concealment charm to make her look like a bird that we mortals are used to seeing. 

Willow Trees have been useful to both Man and Fairykind over the centuries.  Willow bark is rich in salicylates and that chemical has many medicinal uses.  In fact, both the ancient Greeks, Romans, and Native Americans used Willow Bark to help with fever and pain relief.  Eventually, this ingredient, salicylic acid, was used to make aspirin.   Willow trees are primarily riparian plants so they like to live near freshwater... such as rivers, lakes, and ponds.  Willows are found on all continents of the Northern Hemisphere. . . along waterways mostly.  

In English folklore, Willow Trees are supposed to be able to uproot themselves to chase after people.  This may be the source for J.R.R. Tolkien's Ents.  Ents are tree shepherds that look like trees of different species, but Ents can walk, talk, and fight.  Willows are important in other cultures and some religions as well.  

NOTE:  This new drawing, in printable form, can be found by clicking on the top button labeled: "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus."  Then scroll down to the bottom of the list to get to this new drawing.