Today on this, my free coloring pages blog,
I have drawn and posted a coloring page of
Jesus, as he comforts a woman who has just arrived in Paradise.
Today on this, my free coloring pages blog,
I have drawn and posted a coloring page of
Jesus, as he comforts a woman who has just arrived in Paradise.
This is a post of some of my drawings or coloring pages that were emailed to me from the University of Utah Hospital staff. The brilliant & kind caregivers there performed surgery and took care of me as I recovered. I was not the most obedient of patients. (I didn’t always wait for a nurse or CNA when I got out of bed.) One CNA or nurse caught me as I was about to collapse from dizziness. I owe her a lot! Anyway, I gave them all my card, they went to this site, printed some coloring pages, and they colored some of my coloring pages. I drew a few of the health care providers too. I have a couple of more drawings of them to complete.
A few Colored Coloring Pages from the University of Utah Hospital Staff
Today's coloring page I drew for you is of
Cretaceous Animals of Saudi Arabia.
I guess I should say
Cretaceous Animals in what is now Saudi Arabia.
Cretaceous Animals, including Dinosaurs of Saudi Arabia
About 12 years ago 2 distinct types of dinosaurs were discovered in Saudi Arabia. This was fragmentary evidence but clearly showed that one animal was a Titanosaur. Another was an Abelisaur.
A Titanosaur is a type of long-necked Sauropod. Titanosaurs were the biggest animals to ever walk on Earth. Yet some Titanosaurs weighed only 2000 lbs or around 900 kg. These were the small ones living on islands. Other Titanosaurs were the true titans... hence the name Titanosaur. This includes huge animals like Patagotitan that was 122 feet or 37 meters long. It weighed possibly as much as 77 tons. We don't know the actual size of this Titanosaur from Saudi Arabia. There were Titanosaurs from small to large and everywhere in between.
Abelisaurs were Theropod carnivores with short snouts. One species had short horns on its head. Abelisaurids were originally found in South America, so finding evidence of them living in what is now Saudi Arabia is a big discovery.
The pterosaur, or flying reptile, is not a flying dinosaur. It is named Inabtanin alarabia. It was a Pterosaur found in what is now Jordan, on the Saudi Arabian border. It was not a tiny Pterosaur. It had a wingspan of almost 18 feet, or over 5 meters wide. It also lived in the Late Cretaceous, so it WAS a contemporary of these dinosaurs.
The small mammal is indicative of the type of mammals that lived among the dinosaurs. Currently, there is no direct evidence of Cretaceous mammals in what is now Saudi Arabia. However, there is fossil evidence of mammals there AFTER the dinosaurs, so the mammals probably DID live among the dinosaurs.
NOTE: This coloring page is found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Paleontology" and scrolling down to the bottom of the Mesozoic part of the list. Have fun coloring these animals from the Cretaceous Arabian Peninsula. By the way, I am also posting this in Arabic. Again, click on the button labeled "Paleontology."
Today's new drawing on this, my free coloring pages blog is
a type of Mermaid that is not well known,
a Mountain Lake Mermaid.
It is not generally known, but there are some Merpeople communities in lakes. This is Sierra, who is a Mountain Lake Mermaid. She and her people live high in the Sierra Nevada Mountains in a freshwater lake. This shows her with some of the local wildlife, including a Brook Trout, a Rainbow Trout, a pair of Mallard Ducks, and a Snow Goose.
I want to talk about each species. I grew up on a farm in southwest Utah, west of Delta, Utah. We would wake up in the migration season to see the fields around our house white with snow geese. It is an amazing sight. Every year they have a Snow Geese Festival.
Brook trout are my favorite freshwater fish. They have a brilliant splash of red-orange on their underside. The meat from them is pink like salmon, and it is truly delicious!
Mallard Ducks are one of the most successful species of duck. The drakes have a distinctive green or kinda blue-green head. The hens have a pretty brown, speckled, and striped pattern on their feathers.
Rainbow Trout have a pretty rainbow pattern on their sides. Rainbow trout are native to the Sierra Nevada Mountains where Sierra lives. Brook Trout were introduced there by mortals. Brook Trout originated on the opposite coast of North America... the East Coast area. But I mean the freshwater of those areas. Both species seen here are delicious and environmentally conscious Merpeople harvest these fish in a sustainable way.
In this coloring page, Sierra is slowly swimming upward and partially emerging from the water to look around. This is called a "spy hop." It helps her see if any mortals are near or if any are in distress and need her assistance.
Lake Merpeople, like Ocean Merpeople, can magically transform into mortal form. Lake Mermaids in particular are known to help prevent mortals from drowning and help them when they get lost in the woods. Mermaids and Mermen are very beautiful sentient beings. MOST are good and kind as well. Of course, kindness is the most beauty-enhancing of any quality.
NOTE: This coloring page, in printable form, is found by clicking on the button labeled "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus." Then scroll down to the bottom of the list of drawings/coloring pages. Click on the title to get your printable page. If you are accessing this page in July or August, then this title will be at or near the bottom of the drop-down menu. By the way, since there are identifiable bird species in the drawing, this coloring page will also be posted under the "Birds" button. And I post all my drawings on the "All Printables" button, but it is harder to find specific pictures there since I am up to around 3100 coloring pages that I have drawn and posted here.
If you are a frequent visitor to this coloring page site, then you know
that I have drawn Blue-Footed Boobies before.
But I did it again.
Blue-Footed Boobies Courtship Dance
Blue-Footed Boobies are known for their striking blue feet AND blue bills. Blue-Footed Boobies have a great courtship ritual. The male starts by lifting his blue feet and dancing for the female. He displays his wings and does deep bows. Then, if she likes what she sees, she joins in on the dance. This dance for a mate establishes strong bonds between the two sexes. Blue-Footed Boobies are generally faithful to their mates. They mate for life and get together each mating season at the same nesting site each year.
They are also known as amazing dive bombers. We watched them in the Galapagos Islands. They hover in the air or patrol around in circular patterns. Then, when they spot a target fish, they dive down at a steep angle. We saw just a pair doing this, but sometimes whole flocks do the dive bombing fishing.
There are other species of Boobies, including Red-Footed Boobies and Nasca Boobies. All Boobies are mouth breathers. Their nostrils are used to excrete excess salt from the seawater they previously drank.
NOTE: This drawing, in printable form, will be found by clicking on the button labeled "Birds." Then just scroll down to the bottom of the drop-down menu. Click on the title to get the printable page. If you are accessing this site in July, or August, or even September 2026 them you will find this drawing or coloring page at or near the bottom of the Birds list. Have fun coloring this unique bird!
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Today's new coloring page I drew for you is
an Iguanodon that had quills like a porcupine,
NOTE: I will also be posting this in Chinese.
A new dinosaur discovery in China was fairly recently discovered. It had spiny quills - much like a porcupine's quills. This was a type of Iguanodon, and it was a juvenile. It was only 8 feet or 2.45 meters long. Mature adults were certainly much larger. It has a name that means "Spiny Dragon." That is the Genus name of "Haolong." The species name honors a great Chinese paleontologist named Dong Zhiming.
Haolong was an herbivore. This is the first dinosaur found with spiny quills. Other dinosaurs had spikes or horns, but not quills. Iguanodons are one of the most well-known Genus of dinosaurs. Before now, none were known to have had spiny quills. There is some conjecture that maybe Haolong had quills just as a juvenile. But the adults lost the quills. The quills were most likely there for protection from predators.
NOTE: This coloring page is found, in printable form, by clicking on the button labeled "Paleontology." Then scroll down to the bottom of the "Mesozoic Life" section. IF you are accessing this page in July or August 2026, then this drawing will be at the bottom of the Mesozoic Life list. Click on the button that says "Paleontology."