Groundhog and a Chickadee for Groundhog Day coloring page

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Today is Groundhog Day!

So I drew a groundhog, although I put it in an early fall setting instead of a winter setting. 

Groundhog in the Early Fall with a Black-Capped Chickadee

The groundhog is also known as a woodchuck.  It is basically a large ground squirrel.  It is also a large rodent.  (All squirrels are rodents.)  Groundhogs are between 16.5 and 27 inches long.  That is between 42 and 68.5 cm. long. 

A groundhog is also called, in different parts of North America, several different names:  groundhog, woodchuck, chuck, wood-shock, ground pig, thick-wood badger, whistle pig, whistler, Canada marmot, monax, moonack, weenusk, red monk, land beaver, and siffleux.  The last one is from Quebec and it is in French.   

Here in America the Groundhog Day tradition says that if the groundhog sees his shadow he will be scared and go back into his burrow for another six weeks and we will have another six weeks of winter.  IF he does NOT see his shadow we will have an early spring.  

The chickadee is a "Black-Capped Chickadee."  It has a very wide range from Alaska to Pennsylvania. They live primarily in more northern areas, however they do live as far south as Southern Utah and Northern New Mexico.  The black markings on the head make it look like it is wearing a hat.  Hence the name, "Black-Capped Chickadee."  They are only about 5 or so inches long.  That is about 12 cm.  

The tree is in the drawing is a small tree.  I decided to draw the animals in the fall instead of the winter. 

This drawing will be found, in printable form, by clicking on the button labeled "Animals." or clicking on the button labeled "Bird."  And, of course, it is also found under the "Holidays" button.  You will need to scroll down to find the new drawing.