A pigeon is a great bird to draw because you see them everywhere — in parks, on rooftops and around busy city squares. Starting from the number 9 gives you a ready-made head and neck, so you can focus on the plump body and bobbing walk that make pigeons so recognisable.

🖍️ What You Need

  • Pencil and eraser
  • Black pen for outlines
  • Grey and white markers
  • A touch of green and purple for the neck

How to Draw an Easy Pigeon from the Number 9

  1. Write a large number 9 — the round top becomes the head and the tail becomes the neck.
  2. Round off the head — smooth the loop of the 9 into a small bird head.
  3. Add the beak — a short triangle poking out from the front of the head.
  4. Draw the eye — a small round dot near the beak.
  5. Sketch the plump body — a fat oval hanging off the neck.
  6. Add the wing — a curved teardrop shape along the side of the body.
  7. Draw the tail and legs — a short fan tail and two little pink legs.
  8. Colour it in — grey body, white wing band, and a shimmer of green-purple on the neck.
💡 Parikshet's Tip: Make the body nice and round — pigeons are plump birds, so a chubby oval looks far more like a real pigeon than a slim one.

🌟 Did You Know?

Pigeons are amazing navigators and were once used to carry messages over long distances. They can find their way home from hundreds of miles away, which is why they’re called homing pigeons.

Pigeon Features to Capture

  • Plump round body — pigeons are stout, not slim.
  • Small head — it looks tiny next to the body.
  • Shimmery neck — green and purple feathers that catch the light.
  • Short pink legs — with little three-toed feet.

🎯 Try This: a flock of number-9 pigeons

  1. Draw three pigeons of different sizes.
  2. Make one peck at the ground.
  3. Add a few breadcrumbs around them.
  4. Draw a park bench in the background.