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Explore the life-size watercolors of North American birds by John James Audubon, a pioneer of wildlife illustration. Learn about his biography, the history of his prints, and the questions they raise about diversity and inclusion in birding and conservation.
- American Flamingo
The birds were now, as I thought, within a hundred and fifty...
- American Sparrow Hawk
I took it home, named it Nero, and provided it with small...
- Blue Jay
The Blue Jay is one of those birds that are found capable of...
- Purple Grakle, Or Common Crow Blackbird
Most of these birds leave the south about the middle of...
- American Flamingo
The Birds of America is a book by naturalist and painter John James Audubon, containing illustrations of a wide variety of birds of the United States. It was first published as a series in sections between 1827 and 1838, in Edinburgh and London. Not all of the specimens illustrated in the work were collected by Audubon himself; some were sent ...
- John James Audubon
- The Birds of America; from original drawings by John James Audubon
- 1827
- 435
Learn about more than 800 North American bird species, their habitats, and how climate change affects them. Listen to bird songs and calls, and see photos and maps of their ranges.
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Learn about the double elephant folio book that Audubon painted and published every bird in North America. See the original plates, prints, and watercolors at the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove.
John James Audubon (1785-1851) was not the first person to attempt to paint and describe all the birds of America (Alexander Wilson has that distinction), but for half a century he was the young country’s dominant wildlife artist. His seminal The Birds of America, a collection of 435 life-size prints, quickly eclipsed Wilson’s work and is ...
The Birds of America; from Original Drawings by John James Audubon. London: Published by the author, 1827-38. ( Call Number: SSy13g 31 Copies 1 & 2; provenance of Yale’s copies) Among the most significant American books of the 19th Century, Audubon’s The Birds of America is extraordinary in several ways. The enormous 4 volume “Double ...
Jan 20, 2022 · Learn about the life and work of John James Audubon, a self-taught ornithologist and artist who produced a groundbreaking collection of lifelike bird drawings. Discover how he travelled across North America, published his book in England and named new species of birds.
