Origami: How to fold Some Birds in the Zoo (Pelican, Owl)

There are many kinds of birds in the zoo.

Though I always glance at them,

it’s actually fun to watch them.♪

I was wondering…

“Why are they not running away from there,

even though the cages don’t have roofs?”

Well, let’s make some birds in the zoo with origami paper.★

Origami   How to fold a bird in the zoo 1   Pelican

１．Fold it in half along the black line and make a crease.

Fold both sides to the crease along the red dotted lines.

２．Fold both sides along the dotted lines,

leaving a little space to the middle crease.

３．Turn it over and fold it along the dotted line,

so that the bottom tip sticks out from the top tip.

４．Fold it in half, along the dotted line, as picture No.5 shows.

５．Pull the left part toward the arrow

and fold it along the dotted line, as picture No.6 shows.

６．Fold the top tip inside, the bottom part inside,

and the tail part inside, as picture No.7 show.

７．And it’s done!

Origami   How to fold a bird in the zoo 2   Pelican with a big beak

１．Fold it in half and make a crease along the black line.

Fold it in half along the dotted line.

２．Fold it down along the dotted line.

(Put the side with two sheets to the left.)

３．Open the bag part and fold it as picture No.4 shows.

４．Fold the left corner behind.

５．Fold the left corner inside.

６．Fold the top part behind, leaving a little part with color in the front.

７．Turn it over and fold the white part behind, along the dotted line.

８．Fold the bottom corner behind, along the dotted line.

９．And it’s done!

Origami   How to fold a bird in the zoo 3   Owl

１．Fold it three times and make three creases along the lines.

２．Fold the top part down, along the dotted line.

３．Fold both edges along the dotted line.

４．Fold it along the dotted line, as picture No.5 shows.

５．Fold the corner outside along the dotted line.

６．Fold it to let the “〇 part” and “〇 part” meet and make a crease.

７．Fold the right part inside along the dotted line.

８．Fold the right part inside again along the dotted line.

９．Turn it over and fold it along the dotted line.

１０．Fold the bottom part along the dotted line.

１１．Fold the left corner and make a crease along the dotted line.

And open the bag part.

１２．Turn it over and fold the left part behind, along the dotted line.

１３．And it’s done!

It might be a little complicated to fold the owl,

but if you make it, it’s so cute.♥

I recommend that you draw wings or eyes at the end

so that it will be like a real bird.★

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】