This August 25th, challenge yourself with an adorable picture puzzle that has been making the rounds on social media! It is a fantastic test of observation skills, and at first glance, it just looks like a beautiful group of bright yellow canaries in a leafy tree.
The file, image_26.png, asks a very simple question: “How many canaries are hiding here?”
What makes this counting challenge so tricky is how some of the tiny birds are perfectly camouflaged among the bright green leaves and brown branches. There are five main canaries sitting prominently on the branches, but a handful of sneaky little ones are tucked away in the foliage. It is incredibly easy to focus only on the big, bright yellow feathers and completely skip over the hidden ones!
To get the right answer, you have to look closely and check every space carefully. Let’s count them up! There are 5 main canaries taking up most of the attention (1 on the upper left branch, 1 in the upper middle, 1 on the upper right, 1 in the center, and 1 on the lower right).
Now for the hidden ones: there is 1 tiny canary peeking out from the leaves just below the upper left bird, 1 tucked into the leaves below the upper middle bird, 1 hiding in the lower left foliage, 1 peering out from the right side near the upper right bird, 1 tucked into the mid-right leaves, and 1 little face peeking out from the very bottom center leaves.
When you add the 5 main canaries and the 6 hidden ones together, you find the entire bright flock.
Answer: 11.
