How to Draw a Bird Pulling a Worm

Step 1: Round head

Near the top, left of the middle, draw a round head, a little wider than tall.

Tip Leave room on the left for the worm.

Step 2: Beak pointing down

From the front of the head draw a pointed beak aiming down to the left. Add a mouth line.

Tip Start and stop the beak on the head.

Step 3: One big eye

Just behind the beak draw a big round eye with a black dot looking down at the beak.

Tip Leave a tiny white shine in the eye.

Step 4: Plump body

Start behind the head. Draw a fat egg leaning back, round the tummy and up to the chin.

Tip The bird pulls hard, so the egg tips to the right.

Step 5: Folded wing

From the back of the head draw a wing over the back to a point. Curve back up inside.

Tip Add 2 short feather lines. Rub out the body line inside the wing.

Step 6: Fan tail

From the bird's bottom draw a fan tail pointing down and back, with a round end and 2 feather lines.

Step 7: Planted feet

From the tummy draw 2 thin legs leaning forward. Give each foot 3 front toes and a tiny back toe.

Tip The feet push against the ground while the bird pulls.

Step 8: Ground and grass

Rule the ground under the toes. Add a small hill of soil on the left and a grass tuft.

Tip The grass tuft has 3 pointed blades.

Step 9: The worm

Draw a long thin worm stretched tight from the beak down into the soil hill. Add 3 ring lines.

Tip Keep the 2 sides of the worm the same distance apart.

Step 10: Yellow and pink

Colour the beak and the 2 legs yellow. Colour the worm pink.

Step 11: Orange tummy

Colour the tummy orange, from the chin down to the tail. Stop at the wing.

Step 12: Brown feathers

Colour the head, the wing, the tail and the soil hill brown. Leave the eye white.

Step 13: Green grass

Colour the grass tuft green. Your bird has caught its worm!