Legs or No Legs?

I’ve been working on the little bird. After I finished the basic applique, I knew it needed some embellishing and almost forgot to take a picture before I added some additional stitches.

I gave it an eye in satin stitch with two strands of floss. The eyelashes are three little straight stitches.  I outlined the body with a stem stitch in two strands of floss.  I used a chain stitch with two strands of floss under the wing.  The wing has some feather stitches done with one strand of floss. I outlined the beak with two strands of floss in a stem stitch. When that much was done, I laid it out to look and try to decide whether it needed legs or not. It looked like a happy bird, but a really happy bird would have a worm, so I made a worm in its mouth.  The worm is needleweaving, done with #5 perle.

 

So, I’m still trying to decide – legs or no legs?  Maybe just one leg since this is a side view? Or maybe the legs are tucked under because it is flying?