Scarlet Macaw Eating Tropical Fruit Colouring Page

A scarlet macaw holds a piece of ripe tropical fruit with one strong foot and takes a bite with its large curved beak. The parrot sits securely on a branch beside an open papaya, a small fruit cluster and broad tropical leaves. Its long tail, powerful toes and layered wing feathers make the feeding pose easy to recognise. How to colour: Use brilliant scarlet red for the head, chest and upper body, golden yellow across the middle wing feathers, and rich royal blue on the outer wings and long tail. Leave the facial patch white, add fine black lines around the pale eye, colour the upper beak warm ivory and the lower beak black. Use grey for the feet, orange for the papaya flesh, dark brown for its seeds, yellow-green for the peel and fresh green for the leaves. Build light pencil layers first, follow each feather from base to tip, and deepen colour where feathers overlap.

◫ A4 size✎ Bold outlines♡ Ages 3–8

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