Ovenbirds have always intrigued me because they are normally quite shy and reclusive, living mostly on the ground in heavy forest, but in summer they have a fascinating habit of launching into the air above the trees and delivering a spectacular flight song that is much more wild and crazy than their normal song. My reverence for the Ovenbird's display, and for all of nature, shows in the vertically uprising composition, giving the painting an almost transcendent quality