Woodpecker Tapping a Birch Tree Trunk
Coloring guide
Sideways on a tall birch trunk, a woodpecker presses its beak to the bark while little wood chips fly out. Its claws hold on tight and its long tail feathers brace against the trunk. It has a small crest, a round eye and scalloped wing feathers that are fun to color one by one. The trunk shows the horizontal bark marks of a birch. Leafy twigs hang in the top left corner, another leaf sprig grows on the right edge, and daisy-like flowers, small blossoms and grass fill the bottom. There are big open areas for younger kids and enough feather detail for older ones, and it's free to print. Try black and white wings with a bright red patch on the head, plus soft green leaves and grass. Add this to your Tree coloring page collection, alongside Star and Forest.
A gentle color plan to get started — mix in your own anytime.
- leaf green
- charcoal gray
- cardinal red
- golden yellow
- slate gray
A suggested order, zone by zone — skip around as you like.
- 1Start by coloring the leaves and grass with a leaf green, filling the leaves at the top left, the right side branch, and the grass at the bottom left and right.
- 2Color the bird's crest and top of the head with a cardinal red, staying inside the lines.
- 3Fill the wing and tail feathers with a charcoal gray, leaving the lighter edges of the feathers white.
- 4Color the daisy centers at the bottom with a golden yellow, keeping the petals white.
- 5Use a slate gray for the bird's beak and keep the eye, cheek, and belly white.
- 6Optional: Add a little darker charcoal gray along the edges of the wing feathers for depth, and leave the birch tree trunk white with its dark bark streaks.
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