Draw a Bird Day

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April 8 was Draw a Bird Day. You don't need to be "an artist" for this. Your drawing (or painting, or whatever) does not have to be fancy. Just squiggle out a bird! Drawing nature encourages people to appreciate and preserve the beauty around us.


General References

DRAW A BIRD DAY - April 8, 2026

10 Tips for Drawing Birds

25 Easy & Cute Bird Drawing Ideas
Highly stylized, cartoonish birds.

Bird Anatomy Books (for artists)

Bird Watching Book Lists

Capturing Behavior: Gesture Drawing

The Definitive Guide to Drawing a Realistic Bird

Field sketching: supplies for plein air
Pencils, pens, ink, paper, etc.

How to Draw a Bird in Flight (pencils)

How to Draw Birds
Multiple video tutorials.

How to get started with sketching birds

Paint Media for Plein Air Painting: Compared

Quick Tips for Sketching Backyard Birds

Sketching Backyard Birds
Pencils. Discusses sketching birds from photos, models, videos, live, etc.

Sketching Birds in Ink and Watercolour: How to Achieve Different Styles

Start with Gestures
Birds are the perfect models to practice gesture sketching, which is meant to go very fast. They will not let you cheat by working too long!

Take Note! Tips For Keeping A Field Notebook (about birds)


Specific Birds

Draw a Realistic Bird with Graphite and Charcoal Pencil (black-capped chickadee)

Drawing with Colored Pencils: Realistic Cardinal Tutorial
On a watercolor base.

How to Draw a Budgie: The Best Step-by-Step Parakeet Drawing Tutorial

How to Draw a Chicken: Our Fun and Easy Hen Drawing Tutorial

How to Draw a Duck with Ink and Water-Soluble Tinted Graphite Pencils

How to draw a hawk
Starting with geometric shapes.

How to Draw an Owl with Pen and Ink

How to Draw a Peacock
Simple version for kids or other novices.

How to Draw a Pigeon
Starting with geometric shapes.

How to draw a Song Sparrow step-by-step
Starting with geometric shapes.

Sketching Woodpeckers