Owl Looking at a Butterfly Coloring Page

About this page

Standing on a small patch of ground, a young owl lifts its eyes to a butterfly fluttering at the upper right. The owl has big glossy eyes, a tiny open beak, ear tufts that point outward and a plump chest decorated with rows of curved feather marks. One wing is folded at its left side with long feathers trailing below, and its two round feet rest on the grass, with a few blades and two little pebbles around them. The butterfly has a smiling face, two curled antennae and four wings with large round spots and loops inside. The butterfly's wings are the only small shapes on the page, while the owl is made of big, open areas. It is an easy page for kids who enjoy gentle nature meetings and want to pick bright colors for the wings.

In this picture

• owl
• butterfly
• butterfly wings
• antennae
• grass blades
• pebbles
• chest feathers
• folded wing

Coloring ideas

• Make the butterfly wings the brightest part of the page, with each spot a different color
• Give the owl a quiet brown so the butterfly is the star
• Color the two curled antennae to match the wing spots
• Use two greens for the grass blades

Suggested palette

• butterfly orange
• violet
• owl brown
• meadow green
• sky blue
• yellow

Good for

• Spring or garden theme
• Insects and birds lesson
• Kindness and curiosity story time

Coloring tips

• Start with the largest areas, then add detail.
• Test markers on spare paper to prevent bleed-through.
• Use lighter layers first when working with colored pencils.

Print guide

1. Choose the PDF that matches your paper size.
2. Print at 100% scale or “actual size”.
3. Use portrait orientation and normal print quality.