ColorNest
Hummingbirds are the only birds that can fly backwards. Their wings beat between 50 and 80 times per second — so fast the wings appear as a blur — which creates the humming sound that gives them their name. They need to visit hundreds of flowers every day to fuel their high-speed hovering, and their long narrow beaks are perfectly shaped to reach nectar deep inside tubular flowers like hibiscus, trumpet vine, and salvia.
Coloring ideas: male hummingbirds often have an iridescent throat patch that can look ruby red, emerald green, or violet depending on the light. Color the body in shimmering green, the throat in bright red or purple, and use soft speed lines on the wings to show motion. Give the hibiscus large petals in hot pink or orange-red.
Try drawing motion lines from the wing tips with a pencil before coloring over them — it adds a sense of movement. Kids can also practice blending two crayon colors on the hibiscus petals, starting with light yellow at the center and deepening to orange or pink at the edges.
