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Bookmark or Share- Roseate Spoonbill | John James Audubon's Birds of AmericaThese birds fly with their necks stretched forward to their full length, and their legs and feet extended behind, moving otherwise in the manner of Herons, or with easy flapping, until about to alight, when they sail with expanded wings, passing once or twice over the spot, and then gently coming to the ground, on which they run a few steps.
- What is "The Birds of America"? - John James Audubon Center at Mill GroveWhat is "The Birds of America"? What is the "Birds of America" double elephant folio book? About 1820, around the age of 35, Audubon declared his intention to paint every bird in North America.
- A Rare Copy of Audubon’s ‘Birds of America’ Heads to Auction to Benefit ...On June 14, one of the world’s most expensive books, John James Audubon’s double-elephant folio of The Birds of America, will go to auction in New York City. Considered the artist’s “greatest triumph,” the oversized four-volume set that contains 435 hand-colored prints of his watercolor drawings, published at great personal expense ...
- John James Audubon | John James Audubon Center at Mill GroveHis famous Birds of America stands out as Audubon's crowning achievement. These 453 life-sized paintings of north American birds were remarkable for their accuracy of color and realism. After the publication of Birds of America, Audubon issued a highly successful, smaller 7-volume
- Passenger Pigeon | John James Audubon's Birds of AmericaThe Passenger Pigeon, or, as it is usually named in America, the Wild Pigeon, moves with extreme rapidity, propelling itself by quickly repeated flaps of the wings, which it brings more or less near...
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