John James Audubon was an American ... outside of Philadelphia. Audubon lost the property as he spent much of his time hunting and sketching birds. Only five years after his arrival, the artist began ...

The film explores the life of John James Audubon, a Frenchman who became a renowned American ornithologist and painter in the early 1800s. Audubon was captivated by the beauty of birds and nature ...

Stephen Lewis Detail from the color plate of the bridled weasel, also known as the long-tailed weasel, from Audubon’s book of mammals. Stephen Lewis Detail from the color plate of John James ...

Nicholas Guardiano will speak at Herrin City Library as he presents his upcoming book, “John James Audubon in Illinois: ...

Author David Sibley writes in our 101 Objects Special Issue: As a young man John James Audubon was ... see these birds in real life. Perhaps that is one reason Audubon found more success in ...

The aptly named George Bird Grinnell developed an early and abiding love for birds. As a boy, he attended school in John James Audubon's mansion ... for his entire life. Grinnell was also editor ...

Reviewed Work: Ornithological Biography; Or an Account of the Habits of the Birds ... Interspersed with Delineations of American Scenery and Manners by John James Audubon ...

Whether you're interested in colonial furniture, period architecture, tropical greenery or artist and naturalist John James Audubon, you'll find a host of curiosities at the Audubon House ...

John James Audubon, the pre-eminent 19th-century painter of birds, considered the snowy egret to be one of America’s surpassingly beautiful species. The egret, he noted, was also abundant.