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Audubon Missed


Understanding John James Audubon’s avian genius

Understanding John James Audubon’s avian genius

John James Audubon’s watercolour of two passenger pigeons, one of his best, captures a moment so intimate that, in truth, we should not be there to witness it: two birds sharing food, their bills locking as the female bends down to her more colourful mate, whose excitement is reflected in his arched back and fanned-out tail.