Bird Lovers' Coloring Book

Bird facts

Robins are cheerful garden visitors that show us spring is on the way!

They are famous for their cozy, rusty-orange bellies, dark gray coats, and bright yellow beaks. Their round, chubby bodies make them look like happy bouncing balls as they hop across the lawn.

Robins are famous earthworm hunters. You will often see a robin tilt its head to listen carefully before pulling a wiggly worm right out of the soil! When robin mommies lay eggs in their snug, cup-shaped nests, the eggs are a magical bright sky-blue color. If you hear a cheerful, whistling "cheer-up, cheer-up" song outside your window in the morning, a friendly robin is singing hello!

Bird facts

Hummingbirds are the tiniest birds in the world, and many have shiny, jewel-like feathers that glitter in the sun like green emeralds and red rubies! They love to visit colorful flower gardens, sunny meadows, and backyard feeders where they can sip sweet nectar with their long, straw-like beaks. Their wings beat so fast they make a buzzing sound, allowing them to hover in mid-air and even fly backward like little helicopters! During the day, hummingbirds move so incredibly fast that they burn up all their energy and have to eat almost constantly. To survive the night without starving, they go into a super-deep sleep called torpor, where they turn down their internal heaters and let their bodies get cold. This freezes their energy use until the morning sun warms them back up!

Bird facts

Turacos are beautiful, medium-sized birds with tall, stylish feather crests on their heads and bright red rings around their eyes. They live high up in the leafy treetops of dense forests across Africa, where they love to eat fresh fruit. They have a truly magical feature: their bodies make a special, rare green and red color that is completely unique to them, and they have special outer toes that can flip backward to help them run along tree branches just like squirrels!