How to Draw an Osprey

Step 1: Round head

On the left, start at the front and curve up over a big round head. Stop low at the back.

Step 2: Hooked beak

Start at the front end of the head line. Draw a short hooked beak and stop under it. Close it.

Tip Short and fat, with the tip hooked down.

Step 3: Big shiny eye

Draw a big round eye with a black dot and a shine. Add a small smile behind the beak.

Step 4: Long body

Start at the back of the head. Draw a long back, curve under the tummy and stop at the beak.

Step 5: Big raised wing

Start behind the head. Draw a long wing up to a round tip, then 5 feather bumps down.

Tip An osprey's wings are long and narrow.

Step 6: Far wing

Start behind the head. Draw a thin strip up beside the big wing. Stop on the big wing.

Step 7: Fan tail

From the round end of the body, draw a fan tail straight out behind, wider at its end.

Step 8: Dark eye stripe

Just behind the eye, draw a thin band back to the edge of the head, wider at the end.

Tip This dark stripe through the eye is how you spot an osprey.

Step 9: Legs and feet

Under the tummy draw 2 short legs hanging down. End each in a round foot with 2 toe lines.

Tip Each leg starts inside the tummy and gets narrow at the ankle.

Step 10: A fish

Behind the feet draw a long fish pointing left, with a V tail, a dot eye and a gill line.

Tip The feet grip the fish, so its back hides behind them.

Step 11: Yellow eye, grey feet

Colour the eye yellow, and both legs and feet grey. Leave the rest of the bird white for now.

Step 12: Teal fish

Colour the fish and its tail teal, around the grey feet. Leave its eye black.

Step 13: Brown wings and tail

Colour both wings, the eye stripe and the fan tail brown.

Step 14: Dark grey beak

Colour the hooked beak dark grey. Go over your lines and your osprey is done.