Birds of Psalm 102 coloring pages

  In our study guide for Sunday School, we are on Psalm this week. 

Today's new coloring pages are the birds mentioned in Psalm 102.

Great White Pelican in the Wilderness

From Psalm 102:6

The Great White Pelican is the pelican from the Old World... that is, Europe, Asia, and Africa. It is the second-biggest flying bird. It has a wingspan of up to 11 feet 10 inches, or 360 cm. It feeds mostly on fish. It migrates great distances and lives in flocks - often large flocks. It often fishes in large groups. They are monogamous each breeding season, meaning they choose a different mate each season, but they mate with that chosen mate each year. 

Pharaoh Eagle Owl of the Desert

From Psalm 102:6

The Pharaoh Eagle Owl is generally a desert bird that lives in the deserts of North Africa and the Middle East. It is a medium-sized owl with a wingspan of up to 5 feet 6 inches, or around 140 cm. This owl nests in rocky cliffs and high-up caves. It has yellow eyes and tawny feathers with some darker spots.

Dead Sea Sparrow on a Housetop

Psalm 102:7

Dead Sea Sparrows live in the Middle East and therefore, of course, in Israel. It also lives in parts of Southwest Asia. It is a small bird with a short tail. They grow be up to 5 or so inches or around 13 cm. They are the sparrow Jesus talked about in his Sermon on the Mount. 

Now let's talk about why these birds are mentioned in Psalm 102.  This psalm is the prayer of a person going through trials. They are crying out to God. If David wrote it, then it would make sense that he would mention birds. After all, he was a shepherd out in Nature way before he was the King of Israel. Some scholars think the song was written after Israel was in captivity because it mentions Jerusalem in ruins. I suppose that may be correct. But maybe David was prophesying in this psalm about the later destruction of Jerusalem. There ARE prophecies in some parts of the Psalms. In any case, it is obvious that the composer of Psalm 102 appreciated birds. I can relate. My wife and I are "birders."

 

 NOTE: This set of drawings can be found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Religion." Then scroll down to the bottom of the Old Testament section. OR click on the button labeled "Birds." Then scroll down to the bottom of the list of bird titles.  Have fun coloring these. And take a look at Psalm 102. With my many trials, I found it relatable. 

 

2 Dinosaur Coloring Pages for Young Kids to color

Today's two new coloring page drawings I did are of 

two well-known dinosaurs. These are drawn for younger kids to color. 

For the past few days and for the next few days, I am posting simpler drawings I have done or am doing

for younger kids to color. Coloring is great for developing hand-eye coordination in young kids.

 T. rex and Pteranodon Kids meet a Mammal

I should say that this is a KID drawing, so it is NOT a dinosaur and a pterosaur meeting and eating a mammal. Interspecies friends ARE seen sometimes in our modern natural world. For example, ravens and wolves play and work together.

Didelphodon is the name of the mammal. It was about as big as a badger. It probably was active at night, so it was probably nocturnal. You probably recognize the T. rex and the Pteranodon. T. rex was a dinosaur, but Pteranodon was a Pterosaur or flying reptile. These flying reptiles are also called Pterosaurs. Pterosaurs are NOT flying dinosaurs. The Pteranodon and Triceratops are both juveniles or "kids," but the Didelphodon is an adult animal. 

Notice the volcano. Volcanic activity was particularly high in the Late Cretaceous Period when these animals lived. 

These animals all lived in the Cretaceous in North America. Underground you see a fossilized skeleton of a Stegosaurus... an armored dino of the Jurassic Period. Even deeper, you see the skeleton of a non-dinosaur that is sometimes confused with dinosaurs. It is buried deeper because it lived BEFORE the dinosaurs. This non-dinosaur is a Dimetrodon from the Permian Period of the Paleozoic Era. The Paleozoic Era was BEFORE the Mesozoic Era. The Mesozoic Era was the era of the dinosaurs. 

Young Triceratops & Magnusavis meet a Young Troodon 

Magnusavis was a Cretaceous bird of North America. There WERE birds in the Cretaceous. Birds had already evolved from Theropod dinosaurs. Technically, flying birds ARE flying dinosaurs. Triceratops was a horned dinosaur from North America. Troodon was a "raptor" dinosaur from North America. All these animals lived in North America in the Cretaceous Period of the Mesozoic Era. These are all juveniles or "kids." 

IN the ground, you see a fossilized and buried skeleton of a Jurassic dinosaur... a young Allosaurus. Do you see the unhatched and now fossilized dino eggs underground? 

NOTE: These drawings were done for younger kids to color. These coloring pages are found in printable form by clicking on the "Paleontology" button. Then scroll down to the bottom of the "Mesozoic Life" part of the list. Have fun coloring these ancient animals. Oh. I forgot a final item: Do you see the happy plant in one of the coloring pages? 

The Ugly Duckling meets a Swan

 Today's coloring page for younger kids is of the Ugly Duckling.

This is my free coloring pages blog. Feel free to print any of the over 3000 coloring pages I drew...

Or color one of the several coloring pages done by my grandniece or grandnephew. 

The Ugly Duckling meets a Swan

I think that in the original story of the Ugly Duckling, the cygnet does not discover that he is a swan until he has grown up. In some video and children's book versions, he is still a cygnet when he finds out and is brought into a swan family. But in any version, the moral of the story is that the outsider or disenfranchised can turn out to be the most beautiful or best of all. 

In this drawing or coloring page, you see the "Ugly Duckling" as a cygnet or juvenile swan. He is meeting a female swan who accepts him and helps him realize that he is a swan. The mother duck who rejected the Ugly Duckling is seen further back and behind the mother swan. Her ducklings are seen behind the mother swan, viewing the "brother" they rejected being accepted as a swan. The implication is that swans are a higher rank than ducks. The mother swan's other cygnets are not in this drawing. But they welcome the "Ugly Duckling" because he never was a duckling. He always was a baby swan or cygnet. 

This is a cartoon-ish drawing for younger kids to color. But of course, any age person is free to print and color it. There are no fees or any cost to view this page or print any coloring page. I do not do "online coloring" on this site because I taught kindergarten for a while, and I believe in the hand-eye coordination that comes from coloring with crayons. 

NOTE: This new coloring page I drew can be found in printable form by clicking on the "Animals" button. Then scroll down to the bottom of the list of animal drawings. If you are accessing this page in September or October of 2026, then this title will be at or near the bottom of the "Animals" list.  I have also posted this coloring page at the bottom of the Birds" list.  By the way, can you spot the "happy tree"?

Little Girl with Jesus coloring page

 Today's new coloring page is of Jesus and a Little Girl.

This is my free coloring pages blog.

Little Girl with Jesus

Jesus loves little children. This is a cartoon-ish drawing of Jesus greeting a little girl. Remember that Jesus said we must become as a little child to be saved in the Kingdom of Heaven. 

NOTE: This coloring page drawing is found by clicking on the button labeled "Religious." Then scroll down to the bottom of the "New Testament" section of the page. Have fun coloring this coloring page that I drew for younger children to color. 

Four Jets coloring page

This is my free coloring pages blog with over 3000 coloring pages I drew for you.

Today's newest and rather simple drawing is of 4 Jet Aircraft.

For the next few days, I will be posting coloring pages for younger kids. 

 Four Jets

This rather simple drawing is for younger kids to color. It is for kids who like airplanes or jet aircraft. These are imaginary aircraft, although they have some similarities to real jet fighters. 

Can you identify something or somethings that are different in each jet? 

- Dark air intakes and striped rudder. 

- Black alerons, black rudder, and black flaps

- Black nosecone

- Black wingtip

- Under-fuselage air intake

Also, which cloud is the "Happy Cloud?" 

NOTE: This coloring page is found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Vehicles and Military Vehicles." Then scroll down to the bottom of the list of titles. This title will be at the bottom or near the bottom of the list if you are accessing this site in September or October 2026. 

Birch Tree Fairy and Peacock Butterfly coloring page

 

Today's coloring page I drew for you is of a 

Birch Tree Fairy. She is with a Peacock Butterfly.

Tree Fairies - Betulia the Birch Tree Fairy

If you are a regular or long-term fan of this blog, then you know that Tree Fairies are Fairies that have an affinity for specific types of trees. This is a Birch Tree Fairy.  She is also a Butterfly Fairy. Her wings are similar to those of a Eurasian Peacock Butterfly. This Fairy is named Betulia. If you saw Betulia, you would probably only see a butterfly. Fairies have powerful magic that hides them from most mortals. Certain mortals are blessed with the opportunity to see Fairies. These mortals are called "Fairykind." Only very special, pure-hearted mortals get to be Fairykind. Maybe you are one of them.

Betulia is named for the genus of birch trees (Betula). The butterfly is a Peacock Butterfly. This type of butterfly is native to Europe and Asia, although it HAS been introduced in North America. Birch trees are very commonly visited by butterflies. Many species of butterflies lay their eggs on birch trees. Many also make their cocoons on birch trees. 

Birch Trees are, as mentioned before, Genus: Betula. There are several species of birch trees. They tend to live mostly in the Northern Hemisphere of North America, Asia, and Europe. These trees have white bark with dark lenticels on the white bark. These marks really contrast with the white bark. 

NOTE: This coloring page is found in printable form by clicking on the "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus" button. Then scroll to the bottom of the list of drawings. This title will be at or near the bottom of the list if you are accessing this page in August or September of 2026. 

A note for those of you who are coloring this coloring page: The lenticels are only partly colored in. This is on purpose. You are free to use a pencil or black colored pencil to darken and more fully fill in these dark spots on the birch tree bark. Have fun coloring!

Bruhathkayosaurusn from India - Possibly the Biggest Dinosaur Ever! coloring page

 Today's newest coloring page I drew for you is a 

Bruhathkayosaurus. It may have been the

BIGGEST dinosaur EVER!

Bruhathkayosaurus near a Volcano

Bruhathkayosaurus was a gigantic animal. It was a Sauropod or long-necked dinosaur. It was also a Titanosaur. Titanosaurs include Argentinosaurus and Patagotitan. ONE Of these three dinosaurs was the biggest land animal ever to live. Bruhathkayosaurus lived in what is now India. It was possibly up to 150 feet or 46 meters long. It may have weighed up to 170 tons. Some older estimates put it at 240 tons. In comparison, a blue whale weighs up to 220 tons. 

We may never know because the original fossils were destroyed by a typhoon. The bones were in soft sandstone, and the flooding caused them to disintegrate into sand.  We only have some poor photographs and paleontologist drawings. Personally, I hope more fossils are found so we can clear up this mystery. Many paleontologists will not recognize this species because no hard evidence survived the typhoon and flooding. 

The name Bruhathkayosaurus means "huge-bodied lizard." The name comes from Sanskrit and Latin. Sanskrit is an ancient base language in India. It is kind of like Latin being the base language for several European languages. 

The Cretaceous Pterosaurs you see are 2 Pteranodons and a Quetzalcoatlus. The raptor in the foreground is not named, but several raptor dinosaur fragments have been found in India. 

NOTE: This coloring page drawing is found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled Paleontology. Then scroll down to the bottom of the "Mesozoic Life" portion of the "Paleontology" page. If you are accessing this site in August or September of 2026, then you will find this title at or near the bottom of the Mesozoic Life list under the Paleontology button.  Below is an older coloring page drawing I did of Bruhathkayosaurus. It is different because we don't really know what this enormous dinosaur really fully looked like. Only a few huge bones were found. The older coloring page in printable form is much further up the list of Mesozoic coloring page titles. 

Bruhathkayosaurus feeding on Palm Trees

Jesus as a Young Carpenter coloring page

 Today on this, my free coloring pages site, I am posting a drawing I did of 

Jesus as a young carpenter.

Jesus as a Young Carpenter

We don't know a lot about Jesus' time as a young man. He started His ministry as a 30-year-old, and that was documented in the four Gospels. We know that He lived free of sin. His foster father, Joseph, was a good man and a carpenter. So it seems likely that Jesus worked as a carpenter. He lived in a small rural town called Nazareth. Jesus was obviously familiar with shepherds. He journeyed to another small town called Capernaum. However, Capernaum was actually much larger than Nazareth. It was in or near  Capernaum that Jesus found most of His Apostles. They came from various backgrounds. 

Notice the dove in the tree - signifying that Jesus has the Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost with him. I’m sure the Holy Ghost was always with Jesus. 

NOTE: This coloring page is found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Religious." Then scroll down to the bottom of the New Testament section. IF you are accessing this page in August or September 2026 them this title will be at or near the bottom of the list of New Testament drawings. 

Deinonychus in the Jungle

Today on this, my free coloring pages blog, 

I am posting a drawing I did of a North American predator...

Deinonychus, the Theropod Dinosaur.

 Deinonychus in the Subtropical Forest

This was a small to medium-sized Theropod dinosaur... a type of raptor. Deinonychus grew to be up to 11 feet or 3.4 meters long. It lived in the early to Mid-Cretaceous Period in North America. It was probably a pack hunter. It had sharp claws and weighed around 220 pounds, or a mass of around 100 kg. It was deadly. It stood about 4 feet tall or about 1.22 meters. It did have the raptor killer-claw on the inside toe. I believe fossils of Deinonychus were found with the fossil of an Iguanodon that the Deinonychus pack had killed for dinner ... or breakfast ... or lunch. 

During the Early to Mid Cretaceous, much of a divided North America was a subtropical floodplain and subtropical forests. Here we see Deinonychus in the forest hunting. It has risen up higher on its back legs to look for food. It was hiding. 

NOTE: If you want this coloring page I drew for you to be printed so you can color it... just click on the "Paleontology" button. Then scroll down to the bottom of the "Mesozoic Life" part of the list. IF you are accessing this site in August or September of 2026 then this title will be on the bottom of that part of the list of Mesozoic drawings. Have fun coloring!

Nehemiah repairs the Walls of Jerusalem coloring page

 Today, on my free coloring pages blog, I am posting a 

drawing I did of Nehemiah repairing the walls of Jerusalem

Nehemiah repairs the Walls of Jerusalem

The Jews had been allowed to return to Jerusalem. They had been in captivity in Babylon for 70 years. But Babylon had been overthrown, and eventually the king of Persia let the Jews return to their homeland. The Jews even received support to rebuild the walls by Artaxerxes, the King of Persia. He, the king, gave Nehemiah letters of safe passage, and he donated timber from his royal forests. Nehemiah had been a faithful servant of King Artaxerxes. In fact, Nehemiah was the king's cupbearer. This was an important position of trust. The Royal Cupbearer served wine to the king AFTER tasting it for safety. The Royal Cupbearer was also a trusted advisor with a lot of political power. So Nehemiah's honorable service and friendship to the king helped his people when they returned to Jerusalem.

A Jewish leader named Zerubbabel had led the return to Jerusalem, and he began to rebuild the Temple. Later, Ezra arrived and began to teach about the Torah. Then Nehemiah arrived and began to supervise the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem. Enemies of the Jews were a danger, so Nehemiah armed all the workers, and half of the workers kept guard during the reconstruction of the walls of Jerusalem.

NOTE: This coloring page is found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Religious." Then scroll down to the bottom of the "Old Testament" section. If you are accessing this site in August or September of 2026, then this coloring page drawing will be found at or near the bottom of the list. 

I will add that, if you want, you could add buildings behind the wall. You could even add the temple that was being rebuilt. 

Job in His Trials and Afterwards

 

Today, on this, my free coloring pages blog, I have drawn Job x 2.

Job in His Trials and Afterwards

Job was a good man. He was blessed with material blessings, a wife, and many children. But God tested him with many terrible trials. He lost all his children and all his wealth. One of those trials was boils all over his body. Yet in spite of all the suffering, Job never completely gave up on his faith in God. He was eventually blessed with great wealth and many more children. It is a lesson for us all. Of course, some trials are not over until our spirit passes on into Paradise. We will be blessed for faithfully enduring our trials. And one day our spirit and body will be reunited in uncorruptible glorified form. Then, those of us with severe health trials will get a body that is free of defects and illness. For instance, I will no longer have a tracheotomy tube. 

Our church is studying Job this week in Sunday School.

NOTE: This coloring page is found by clicking on the button labeled "Religious." Then just scroll to the bottom of the list of the "Old Testament" section. Then click on the title to get your printable coloring page. IF you are accessing this page in August or September of 2026, then this title will be at or near the end of the Old Testament list in the Religious section. Have fun coloring Job. And strive to be as faithful as Job. 

Unicorn Stallion surveying His Domain coloring page

 This is my free coloring page blog.

Today's newest drawing is of a Unicorn Stallion.

Unicorn Stallion surveying His Domain

This is Equinus. He is a Unicorn Stallion and he is on a cliff surveying his domain. Unicorns appear to MOST mortals as wild horses. But to a few select mortals, the Unicorns appear as they really are. Unicorns have powerful magic to hide their true identity. Unicorn magic is always magic of light, not dark magic. Of course, Fairies, Elves, Dwarfs, Nyads, Druids & other magical beings can always see Unicorns in their true form. 

NOTE: This coloring page is found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus." Then scroll down to the bottom of the list of drawings. Click on the title, and you will be able to print the coloring page. IF you are accessing this page in August or September of 2026, then this title will be at or near the bottom of the list. Have fun coloring this Unicorn Stallion! 

Sonoran Desert Fairy with Kangaroo Rat and Desert Birds coloring page

Welcome, or welcome back to my free coloring pages blog.

Today, the new free coloring page I drew for you is of a 

Sonoran Desert Fairy. 

Sonoran Desert Fairy

This Desert Fairy, named Tash, is seen here with a kangaroo rat. There are also a few birds seen... a roadrunner, a cactus wren, and some birds of prey in the distance. Tash is friendly to all the desert animals, but she is particularly friendly with the smaller animals. She looks out for them. Here, it is sunset or sunrise because the shadows are on one side. Either the kangaroo rat is just waking up, or it's about to go into its burrow for the night. The cactus wren is on a saguaro cactus. These large cacti are found only in the Sonoran Desert of Southwest North America. 

NOTE: This coloring page is found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus." I will also be posting it on the "Birds" list... and the "Animals" list. So just click one of the correct buttons and scroll down to the bottom of the list. IF you are accessing this page in August or September of 2026 then this coloring page title will be at or near the bottom of the list. Have fun coloring this Sonoran Desert picture.

Concavenator & Europejara Animales Mesozoicos de España (Spanish) Concavenator & Europejara Mesozoic Animals from Spain

 Hoy, en este blog gratuito de páginas para colorear, estoy publicando

un dibujo para Colorear que hice de dos Animales Mesozoicos que

vivió en lo que hoy es España.

(Scroll down to see the English version of this post.)

Concavenator & Europejara Animales Mesozoicos de España

Estos dos animales eran de lo que hoy es España. Vivieron a principios del período Cretácico. Concavenator era un depredador terópodo bastante grande e inusual. Tenía hasta 20 pies (6 metros) de largo. Tenía una vela inusual, así como algunas plumas. Evidencia de plumas estaba en los codos de los brazos. La vela tenía algún tipo de uso en regulación térmica, identificación de especies o tal vez selección sexual. Concavenator era un pariente más pequeño de Cacharodonosaurus. Europejara era un médium para los pterosaurios. Tenía una cresta plana bastante grande que probablemente usaba como timón para la dirección. Tenía una envergadura de hasta 13 pies o 4 metros. Era un devorador de peces desdentado. NOTA: Esta página para colorear se encuentra en forma imprimible haciendo clic en el botón etiquetado como " Paleontology." Luego desplácese hacia abajo hasta la parte inferior de la sección "Era Mesozoica" de la lista . Si está accediendo a esta página en agosto de 2026, esta página para dibujar o colorear se encontrará al final de la lista o cerca de ella. Esto se publicará más adelante en español... ya que los fósiles se encontraron en España. Entonces, primero haga clic en el botón etiquetado como "Paleontology."

Concavenator & Europejara Two Animals of Spain in the Mesozoic

 Today, on this free coloring pages blog, I am posting

a Coloring Page drawing I did of two Mesozoic Animals that 

lived in what is now Spain.

Concavenator & Europejara Mesozoic Animals from Spain

These two animals were from what is now Spain. They lived in the Early Cretaceous Period.  Concavenator was a fairly large and unusual Theropod predator. It was up to 20 feet (6 meters) long. It had an unusual sail as well as some feathers. Feather evidence was on the elbows of the arms.   The sail had some sort of use in thermal regulation, species identification, or maybe sexual selection. Concavenator was a smaller relative of Cacharodonosaurus. 

Europejara was a medium to Pterosaur. It had a rather large flat crest that it probably used like a rudder for steering. It had a wingspan of up to 13 feet or 4 meters. It was a toothless fish-eater. 

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 Era" section of the list. If you are accessing this page in August of 2026, then this drawing or coloring page will be found at or near the bottom of the list. This will later be published in Spanish... since the fossils were found in Spain. So first click on the button labeled "Paleontology."

Jesus Confronting Corrupt Leaders coloring page

Welcome or welcome back to my free coloring pages blog.

Today's new coloring page I drew for you is of Jesus Christ.

 Jesus Confronts Corrupt Leaders

Jesus was kind and loving. He was especially kind to those who were hated or deemed sinners or of the lower class. He was also very blunt as he verbally castigated corrupt leaders who took advantage of the poor and used their position to enrich themselves. There are modern leaders who are corrupt and enrich themselves by using their position in unethical ways. There are even modern political and religious leaders who emphasize some commandments yet support the violation of other commandments. They will condemn some people and treat them very unkindly. Yet these leaders CLAIM to be Christians. They are being very un-Christian-like. 

Jesus did not condone sin, but he loved the sinners. He spent time with and ministered to tax collectors, Samaritans, fishermen, and a woman with an issue of blood. She was considered unclean. You were not even supposed to touch her. Of course, Jesus healed her. Jesus was kind and forgiving to the woman caught in adultery. He told her he did not condemn her and to go her way and sin no more.

Jesus criticized leaders and the wealthy who thought they were better than everyone else. Jesus taught rich people to be kind and generous. But he also was critical of rich people who were selfish. After Jesus' resurrection, the Apostle Peter was commanded to bring the Gospel of Repentance to everyone - including the Gentiles. And Jesus sent Paul to teach the Gentiles the Gospel.

Jesus Christ's message was that He came to Earth to suffer and die to pay the eternal price for our sins. His atonement opened the door for us to repent. But He also taught us to be kind and generous to all people. He taught us to not be full of hate or think we are better than others. Jesus taught that caring for the disenfranchised people, the vulnerable, the poor, and the stranger was very important. He even said that how you treat the least of the people was viewed as how we had treated Him. He said, 

     "Inasmuch as you did it unto the least of these my brethren, you did it unto me. Inasmuch as 

       you did it NOT unto the least of these my brethren, you did not do it unto me."

I would hope that in this violent, divisive time, more people would try to be more like Jesus and be kind to the stranger, the poor, the immigrant, the refugee, and the foreigner. If we all were being kind to foreigners, then there would be no war. Sadly, there still are wicked people that good people still have to defend themselves from.  And corrupt leaders still cause much suffering in the world. 

If we all were kind to the poor, refugees, and immigrants, the world would be a much kinder place. I believe that the 1000 years of peace that the world will have when Jesus returns in glory (His second coming) will be because all people will choose to be kind to everyone. 

Did you see the dive in the wall? The dive represents that the Holy Ghost or Holy Spirit is with Jesus. 

NOTE: This drawing or coloring page is found in printable form by clicking on the button labeled "Religious." Then scroll down to the bottom of the New Testament section. IF you are accessing this page in August of 2026, then the title of this coloring page will be at or near the bottom of the New Testament section. So, have fun coloring this coloring page and strive to be kind to others.

Zhengheornis buyu - A Missing Link Bird-like Dinosaur coloring page

This is my free coloring pages blog. 

Today, the new coloring page drawing I did  

is Zhengheornis, a missing link between dinosaurs and birds.

Zhengheornis buyu a Missing Link

Zhengheornis buyu was discovered in 2024 in China. It was a very small bird-like dinosaur. It had only 15 tail vertebrae. This is fewer tail vertebrae than other feathered dinosaurs. It was only about 8 inches or 20 cm in length, and it only weighed around 1/3 of a pound. That is a mass of about 160 grams. So it was very, very small. It was a Theropod, but not a giant Theropod like Allosaurus. 

Modern birds have 5-9 tail vertebrae. Then they have some fused vertebrae that are called the pygostyle. The pygostyle is one bone. Early avian or bird-like dinosaurs had many more vertebrae and no pygostyle. But Zhengheornis had a number of vertebrae that is between the number of vertebrae of modern birds (avian dinosaurs) and ancient Theropod dinosaurs.  

For Example:  Microraptor was an ancient flying dinosaur that had 24-26 tail vertebrae. Zhengheornis had 15 tail vertebrae. Modern birds or modern avian dinosaurs have 5-9 tail vertebrae with an added solid fused bone called the pygostyle. Zhengheornis did not have the pygostyle, but it DID have fewer tail vertebrae than dinos like Microraptor.  With its reduced tail size, Zhengheornis could fly better than more primative flying dinosaurs. Zhengheornis may well be the smallest dinosaur ever discovered. 

So again, Zhengheornis is considered a missing link between birds and dinosaurs. But remember, birds are also considered Avian Dinosaurs. By the way, the Pterosaurs in the background are Rhamphorhynchus. They were NOT flying dinos. They were flying reptiles. 

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" section of the Paleontology list. If you are accessing this page in August of 2026, then the title of this drawing will be at or near the end of the list. 

Spinosaurus mirabilis a Newly Discovered Spinosaur with a Sword-like Crest

This is my free coloring pages blog. 

Today's new coloring page I drew is of 

Spinosaurus mirabilis from what is now the Sahara Desert.

 Spinosaurus mirabilis

In this coloring page, we see Spinosaurus mirabilis fishing. It is about to grab a gar fish. Spinosaurus mirabilis was related to Spinosaurus aegypticus. But this newly discovered dinosaur had some differences from other Spinosaurs. Spinosaurus mirabilis had a large sword-like or scythe-like crest on its head. This was probably for sexual display or/and to identify the species to other members of the species. 

Another difference from Spinosaurus aegypticus is that Spinosaurus mirabilis had proportionally longer back legs. This made this new Spinosaur more of a wader, and not fully aquatic like the well-known Spinosaurus aegypticus. However, the long flattened tail on Spinosaurus miraculous indicates that it could swim as well. Spinosaurus mirabilis was also smaller than Spinosaurus aegypticus. Spinosaurus mirabilis was around 40 feet long. This is roughly the size of a Tyrannosaurus rex. Although the two species did not live in the same part of the world nor at the same time. 

I should mention that this type of Spinosaur had a large sail on its back, like Spinosaurus aegypticus. And the name Spinosaurus mirabilis means: "Astonishing Spine Lizard!" I should also mention the Pterosaur seen flying in the background. It was also from what is now the Sahara Desert. Back in that time period around 95 million years ago, the land was much different. It was a riparian environment or a river floodplain. That is very different from the huge desert that is there now. 

NOTE: This coloring page in printable form is found by clicking on the button labeled "Paleontology" and scrolling down to the bottom of the Mesozoic Life section. IF you are accessing this page in August of 2026, then the title of this coloring page will be found at that location.

Mermaid & Merman coloring pages - many with Sharks in honor of Shark Week - Also other Water-Related coloring pages with Animals and Water Fairies

In honor of Shark Week, I am posting several coloring pages 

that I have drawn over the years. All of these are  Merpeople or Open Water-related

drawings or coloring pages. I drew some of these specifically for 

Discovery Channel's Shark Week! Others are just water-related drawings. 

Some of these drawings are recent, and some are from a while back. 

This is a bit of a walk down Memory Lane for those of you who follow this free coloring pages blog. 

It was a walk down Memory Lane for me as well. 

Torra the River Shark Mermaid

Wandari the New Guinea River Shark Mermaid

Megalodon hunting Livyatan

Reina the Ray Mermaid

Shark Mermaid feeding Sharks

Merman with 3 Young Sharks

Sierra the Mountain Lake Mermaid

Mermaid on a Tropical Beach

Kirianna the Shark Mermaid

Addee the Shark Mermaid

Gagolia the Shark Mermaid playing with a Friendly Shark

Skyphia the Jellyfish Mermaid

Tracia the Mommy Mermaid

Young Mercouple in Love

Cruise Mermaid on the Dunes by a Beach

Giant Squid hunted by a Sperm Whale

TarTarRugia the Sea Turtle Mermaid

Avia the Albatross Mermaid

Tracia the Mommy-To-Be Mermaid

Ellia the Treasure Mermaid

Shark Mermaid

Brenlia the Mermaid 

Marinia the Sea Dragon Fairy

Yes, I know this is not a Mermaid, but she IS an Ocean Being and water-related.

American Bald Eagle Fishing

Eagles prey on fish. The big fish is a Salmon.

Havyn the Orca Mermaid

This is a baby Orca.

Pania the New Zealand Mermaid with Hector's Dolphin

Pania the New Zealand Mermaid with Hector's Dolphin - modified

(I added shade on the face and a Sea Turtle.)

Alicia the Sea Lion Mermai

Alicia the Gray Whale Mermaid

Mermaid of Baja California with  Belted Kingfisher and Frigate Birds

Gray Whale Mother and Calf

Blue-Footed Boobies Mother and Chick

Boy River Fairy with Praying Mantis

Addia the Healer Fairy gathering Watercress

Brittnia the Cruise Mermaid with Sandpiper

Beaver Pond with Beaver and Waterfowl

Kinsey the Stream Fairy gathering Watercress

Kenria the Stream Fairy with Bird Friends

Rosanneah the River Fairy 

NOTE: These drawings are all available in printable form by clicking on either the "Fantasy, Myths, and Circus" button or the "Animals" button. You may have to search the drop-down menu of coloring page titles. Newer drawings are found at or near the end of the lists.