Cute Secretary Bird

Meet this proud secretary bird, a remarkable African raptor with an eagle-like face, a small hooked beak, long quill-shaped crest feathers, fluffy feathered thighs, powerful wings and exceptionally long legs. Secretary birds spend much of the day walking across open grasslands while searching for insects and other small animals. Children can colour the body soft silver-grey, make the long wing and tail feathers black or charcoal, and add black tips to the head crest. Try bright orange, red or yellow around the eye, pale grey-pink on the legs, fresh green for the grass, warm gold for the savanna and brown for the stones and acacia trunk. Keep the eye highlight white, colour each feather carefully, and add sunshine, flowers or distant birds to complete the scene.

◫ A4 size✎ Bold outlines♡ Ages 3–8

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Grown-up note: Please supervise printing and choose age-appropriate art materials.