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Audubon truly was quite revolutionary in the way he displayed his birds. Here we have a wonderful example of this osprey pursuing its prey, catching its prey. While many artists were painting static posed pictures of birds from specimens in the studio, Audubon was observing the birds in their natural habitat and recording the animals' behaviour in every detail. Audubon's passion and brilliant observational skills led him to notice worrying changes in the natural world around him. He was very concerned about the loss of several species and warned about it in his own writings. The Carolina Parrot for instance is a species that is now extinct. This wonderful display here shows that they obviously travelled in great numbers. Unfortunately the last surviving member of this species died in 1914. |