How to Draw a Brown Thrasher

Step 1: Round head

Near the top left of your paper draw a big round head, a little wider than tall.

Tip Leave room on the right and underneath for the body and the branch.

Step 2: Long curved beak

Start on the front of the head, halfway down. Draw a long beak curving down to a point and back.

Tip A brown thrasher's beak is long and bends down a little at the tip.

Step 3: Bright eye

A finger behind the beak draw a big round eye with a black dot, leaving a white speck.

Step 4: Plump body

Start behind the head and curve down to the rump. Swing round a fat belly, up under the head.

Tip The body is a plump egg, narrower than the head.

Step 5: Long fan tail

From the rump draw a long fan tail down and back, as long as the body, returning to the tummy.

Tip The tail points down and back, not straight out.

Step 6: Folded wing

Start under the head. Draw a round wing curving down and back to a point just under the tail.

Step 7: Chest spots

On the white chest draw 5 small teardrop spots, each pointed at the top.

Tip Keep every spot inside the chest, away from the wing.

Step 8: Front leg and toes

Start on the front of the tummy. Draw a thin leg down, 3 short round toes, and back up.

Tip Draw it in one go, like a thin mitten with 3 round toes.

Step 9: Back leg and toes

A thumb behind the first leg, start on the tummy and draw another leg and toes, back up to it.

Step 10: The branch

Under the toes draw a long branch, thinner at both ends, hopping over each toe. Add a small twig.

Step 11: Yellow eye, cream chest

Colour the ring round the black dot yellow. Colour the chest cream, around the spots.

Step 12: Orange-brown feathers

Colour the head, wing and tail orange-brown, leaving 2 white bars across the wing.

Step 13: Dark spots and beak

Colour the 5 spots brown. Colour the beak and legs dark grey.

Step 14: Brown branch

Colour the branch and twig brown, around the toes. Go over your lines and you are done!