Tree Fairies - Herlindia the Mangrove Tree Fairy

 Today's newest drawing, on this free coloring pages blog, is. . . 

a Mangrove Tree Fairy.  Her name is Herlindia.

Tree Fairies - Herlinidia the Mangrove Tree Fairy

This is Herlindia.  She is a Tree Fairy that specializes in Mangrove Trees.  She also is a Bird-loving Fairy and she loves to look out for the water birds, like the Great Blue Heron you see in this drawing.  

Fairies that live near the ocean are known to prefer to go to larger size when they go to mortal size.  So while a Forest Fairy in say, Montana might go to around 5'6" a Mangrove Fairy will be closer to 5'11" or even over 6' tall.  This is a safety issue since the Faires in mangrove forests have to watch out for predators like large sharks. In fact, Mangrove Fairies sometimes choose to enlarge themselves to 7 feet tall. So when a Mangrove Fairy is out in the estuary (where mangrove trees grow) she or he will not be gobbled up by a 6-foot shark or etc.  Of course, all Fairies can use their magical protective charms when attacked, but of Herlinda was swimming along at 5 inches in length she might get gobbled up by a predator before she could activate a protective charm.  

Mangrove Fairies have been mistaken for Mermaids because, like Mermaids, Mangrove Fairies can breathe underwater.  They have lungs that can extract oxygen from both the air and the water.  Mangrove Fairies, like most Tree Fairies, live under their tree.  But since much of the root system of Mangrove Trees is in water the Mangrove Fairies have to be able to breathe underwater.  The Mangrove Fairy villages are small but they have a permanently active protection charm to keep predators away. When in their village the Mangrove Fairies are the traditional 5 inches tall or so.  That is about 13 cm. 

Those villages of the Mangrove Tree Fairies are beautiful.  They are hidden in the tangle of the Mangrove trees and they even incorporate parts of the roots as living space.  Some of the village is dug into the seafloor as well.   

About Mangrove Trees:  They are the only tree that can tolerate salty water.  They are important in stabilizing the soil at the seaside in tropical areas of the world.  The Mangrove trees also provide a nursery for many types of juvenile fish.  

The Great Blue Heron is a large bird that feeds on animals in the water.  It is a wader and as such has long legs.  It feeds in both marine (salt water) and freshwater environments.  Great Blue Herons can grow up to 4.5 feet tall (1.37 meters tall),,,  and have a wingspan of up to 6.6 feet (2 meters wide).  

NOTE:  This drawing, in printable form, is found by clicking on the button labeled "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus"  or the "Birds" button.  Then scroll to the bottom of the list of drawing titles to get to this new drawing.  Of course, if you are accessing this part of my blog way after March 27th 2021 then this drawing will be further up the list of drawings.  This is because I post new drawings usually several times a week.