This sprite is phenomenal! I could not bear to ever call it "sucky."
But if I must be critical, the stance is rather odd. It would work for a quadrupedal creature, but try to imagine how odd a bird would look doing this. Mentally take that left wing out of the picture, and it's basically doing some kind of intense balancing act with its own body.
Thanks I'm glad you like it C:, as for the stance I used basically the same pose as the original drawing, but I think the fact that it is not only a frigate but also part dragon makes me think the wings function like arms and the feathers as fingers having more stability than normal wings and feathers explaining the somewhat quadrupedal stance.
But if I must be critical, the stance is rather odd. It would work for a quadrupedal creature, but try to imagine how odd a bird would look doing this. Mentally take that left wing out of the picture, and it's basically doing some kind of intense balancing act with its own body.