The one conundrum of any phoenix needing a drink of water ;)

Nice work on this piece. The belly and shape is really nice and draw quite smoothly. It's also nice seeing it angled properly in the same direction as the body's owner. The added stretch marks on the sides adds a nice feel of growing tension while still showing a chance to keep growing. Nice linework all around and keeping things both symmetrical, but also properly shaped too. I like you have smoke pluming out of his beak thanks to the water, that was a fun choice to include.

Keep up the good work!