About Audubon's Birds of America John James Audubon’s Birds of America is a landmark work in ornithological illustration, first published between 1827 and 1838. It is renowned for the life-sized ...

There are 1,065 birds in John James Audubon's "The Birds of America," that 19th-century encyclopedic tour de force. Their images appear on 435 separate sheets. It took a team of 50 to etch and ...

While some action is being taken to preserve habitat in Maine, migratory birds may face habitat loss where they spend their ...

John James Audubon, renowned for his knowledge of the American wilderness was equally adept at the quintessential American activity of self-invention. After unsuccessful attempts at various ...

This exhibit has taken John James Audubon’s The Birds of America’s safely guarded images, and has the paintings of 47 of his most popular birds on display for all to see.

Beautiful and unparalleled in creating and preserving what we know about natural America, the work of John James Audubon will always be in style. Jason Diamond lives in New York.

The text is based on Audubon's descriptions of birds in his Ornithological biography (1831-1839), which was written with the assistance of William MacGillivray.

Aubudon's visit to Florida included a stop in our area Audubon's mission to document North America's birds included a trip to Florida from 1831 to 1832, according to the museum.

To others, John James Audubon’s “Birds of America” is a rare blend of art, natural history and craftsmanship, unique enough to be the world’s most expensive book, expected to fetch more ...

Grab your binoculars and join us for an hour of virtual birding, as we turn the pages of John James Audubon’s gigantic, hand-painted "Birds of America" (1827-38). Rarely does the public have the ...

Two art books revisit 19th-century illustrations by John James Audubon and Elizabeth Gould.

Setting out to capture in paintings the avian life of a continent, John James Audubon (1785-1851) was nothing if not audacious. His “The Birds of America” aspired to be not only beautiful and ...