John James Audubon (1785–1851) was not the first person to attempt to paint and describe all the birds of America, but for half a century he was the young country’s dominant wildlife artist. His seminal Birds of America, a collection of 435 life-size prints, quickly eclipsed Wilson’s work and is still a standard against which twentieth- and twenty-first-century bird artists are measured. Audubon had a deep appreciation and concern for conservation; in his later writings he sounded the alarm about destruction of birds and habitats. It is fitting that today we carry his name and legacy into the future. Illustrations: Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus), White-throated Sparrow (Zonotrichia albicollis), Marsh Wren (Cistothorus palustris), Grey Catbird (Dumetella carolinensis), Vesper Sparrow (Pooecetes gramineus), Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (Regulus calendula), American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis), Seaside Sparrow (Ammodramus maritimus), Painted Bunting (Passerina ciris), American Robin (Turdus migratorius), Wood Thrush (Hylocichla mustelina), Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis), Northern Parula (Parula americana), Blue-winged Warbler (Vermivora pinus), Great Carolina Wren (Carolina Wren), Cardinal Grosbeak (Northern Cardinal), Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius), Pine Siskin (Carduelis pinus), Prothonotary Warbler (Protonotaria citrea), Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus), Red-winged Blackbird (Agelaius phoeniceus), Dark-eyed Junco (Junco hyemalis), Western Tanager (Piranga ludoviciana) and Scarlet Tanager (Piranga olivacea), White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera), Pine Warbler (Dendroica pinus), Bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus), Eastern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna), Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea), and Rufous-sided Towhee (Pipilo erythrophthalmus). Published with the National Audubon Society. Pomegranate’s books of postcards contain thirty top-quality reproductions bound together in a handy, artful collection. Easy to remove and produced on heavy card stock, these stunning postcards are a delight to the sender and receiver. Note: postcards are oversized and may require additional postage. ISBN: 978-0-7649-4895-4; size: 4 3/4 x 6 7/8". AA579$9.95 All of our pictures enlarge; click on any picture for a closer look. Text & images protected by copyright. Join for Our Monthly E-mail Newsletter Private list, unsubscribe any time. View e-mail archive Home | Customer Service Center | Ordering Information