I've made quite a bit of improvements and also added some game mechanics that I'm pretty happy with. I'll most likely create a separate thread for this but for now I'll display it here as it is pixel art.

Keep in mind the level you see here is my prototyping level and isn't meant to be fancy but for making sure the game plays and reacts properly. Which is to say I am aware the mountains and the bird share the same colors. Also the flickering is from the video capture software.