🦜 Birds
Owl on a Branch Colouring Page
Ages 2–5
🦜 Birds
Smiling Eagle On A Branch Colouring Page
A round, smiling cartoon eagle perched on a log, with one folded wing, a striped tail and big happy eyes to colour.
- Suitable for
- Ages 2–5
- Pages
- 1 page
- Level
- Easy
- Printing
- Black & white
Free, no sign-up. A4 · Print at 100% scale
What your child practises
- Colours a large rounded body area while staying inside a single curved outline
- Fills five stacked scalloped wing sections one at a time without merging colours
- Matches or alternates colours across four striped tail feathers
- Colours small separated toe and claw shapes without crossing the lines
- Names parts of a bird by pointing to the beak, wing, tail and feet on the page
About this worksheet
This eagle is not fierce at all. It sits on a plain round branch with its head turned slightly, beak open in a grin, and both big oval eyes looking out at whoever is colouring it. The head has three soft tufts of feathers on top, the chest is one large rounded belly, and one wing is folded against its side with five scalloped feather sections stacked like fish scales. Behind it, four long tail feathers with straight stripe lines fan out towards the bottom of the page, and two clawed feet grip the log underneath.
What makes this one worth printing is the size of the shapes. The belly, the head and the wing are all big open spaces a small hand can fill in one or two colours without worrying about staying inside tiny lines. The only fiddly bits are the toes and claws gripping the branch, and even those are drawn thick and separated, not bunched together. It is a good page for talking about where an eagle lives, what its beak is for, or just picking a favourite colour for its feathers.
Because the wing and tail have a bit of repeated pattern, it sits a step up from a totally blank animal outline, but it is still gentle going. A three or four year old colouring alone will manage the body and branch easily and might want a hand with the toes. It suits a child who likes birds or is happiest with a page that has a face to work on first.
How to use this sheet
Start with the big belly and head so your child gets a quick win, then move to the wing's feather sections one at a time. Save the small toes and claws on the branch for last, or colour those together if patience runs low.
