Botstaartgrackel
1827-1838
John James Audubon brings the Boat-tailed Grackle to life with his signature dramatic flair, showing off the striking difference between the sexes. The male, with his glossy, iridescent blue-black feathers and beak wide open as if mid-call, contrasts sharply with the more modest, cinnamon-brown female perched above him. Audubon was famous for depicting birds in their natural habitats rather than as stiff, scientific specimens, often going to great lengths—like shooting birds and propping them up with wires—to capture these lively, dynamic poses. This plate comes from his monumental 'Birds of America' project, a massive undertaking that required him to travel across the continent to document every bird species he could find.
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- Hand-colored engraving
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