How to draw hummingbirds fast and easy

Hummingbird is rightfully the smallest bird on our planet. Its size is so small that many confuse the bird with an insect. Before you learn how to draw a hummingbird, we suggest you familiarize yourself with some facts about this interesting creation.

A little bit about hummingbirds

Interesting Facts:

• birds of this species can move back and forth and from side to side;
• she flaps her wings very quickly, and seems to be floating in the air;
• hummingbirds are very desperate creatures, as they are not afraid to engage in unequal fights with other birds;
• the largest bird of this species reaches a size of 22 centimeters;
• they are persecuted by poachers who subsequently make hats out of them;
• it's hard to believe, but the hummingbird has twice as many cervical vertebrae as the giraffe;
• the weight of the bird is from 2 to 20 grams, and the flight speed can reach up to 80 km / h, depending on the type;
• By the way, there are more than 300 species of these cute creatures;
• these birds are omnivorous, they not only absorb nectar with pleasure, but also are not averse to feasting on small insects.

Draw a little bird together

Now let's look at how to draw a hummingbird with a pencil in stages. To do this, prepare a blank sheet of paper, a pencil and an eraser. Since hummingbirds spend most of their time eating, it’s more advisable to draw it next to the flower in which it will collect nectar.

1. Draw the contours of a bird and a flower.
2. Sketch one eye, beak and tail. Also add the elements of the flower near which the hummingbird soars.
   
3. In the next step, draw all the details of the bird and flower. Color the eye, making it expressive, draw the outline of the twig.
   
4. At the final stage, add the dimming by hatching. This will add volume and depth to the picture.
   
5. Here's how to draw a hummingbird with a simple pencil. But if you want, you can also decorate the resulting picture. As a rule, they are multi-colored. Therefore, boldly combine gray, blue, green, red. You can add a sparkle.

Difficulties in drawing a hummingbird

Now you know how to draw hummingbirds easily and quickly. You may have difficulty at the initial stage when you need to sketch the silhouette of a bird. Therefore, if you do not have special artistic skills, simply copy the form proposed above or prepare in advance a picture with which you can redraw the bird.

Here are such cute and bright miniature birds found in America.