Small Owl Looking Up on a Rock Coloring Page

About this page

Standing on one low, rounded rock, a small owl cranes its head upward with huge glossy eyes pointed toward the top right of the page, as if it has spotted something far overhead. Its ear tufts stick out in two directions, the beak is tiny and slightly open, and its chest is lined with curved feather marks. A wing is folded on its left with a few long feather shapes reaching down, and its two round feet rest on top of the rock. A tuft of grass and a pebble sit on each side of the rock's base. Everything is simple and made of big shapes: the round head, the oval body, and the flat-topped rock. It is an easy page for toddlers and young kids who like to look at the sky and imagine what the owl sees.

In this picture

• owl
• rock
• upturned eyes
• ear tufts
• chest feathers
• folded wing
• grass tufts
• pebbles
• round feet

Coloring ideas

• Color a faint sky blue behind the owl and leave the bird white
• Give the rock layers of gray and tan
• Make the eyes sparkle by coloring a ring of yellow around each pupil
• Use two greens for the grass tufts on each side

Suggested palette

• owl tan
• stone gray
• sky blue
• grass green
• cream
• gold

Good for

• Stargazing or sky theme
• Quiet-time page for a small child
• Wonder and curiosity discussion starter

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.