The biggest lesson from this puzzle is simple:
Don’t count the illustrations. Count the individual birds.
There are nine main bird illustrations arranged across the image, which may explain why someone could quickly arrive at 9.
But several of those illustrations contain additional smaller birds.
Once you separate each bird from the group, the total increases significantly.
That’s why the instruction “Be honest!!!” is particularly fitting. Many people will confidently announce their first number before taking a second look.
And that’s exactly when the puzzle gets interesting.
A Fun Challenge
