Blogs about: John James Audubon
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Using long-tailed weasels and ermines/stoats as ferrets
Audubon’s “tawny weasel” was of no use as a ferret, but the species referred to as the ermine or stoat were excellent rabbit ferrets. Using ferrets to catch rabbits is an old Europea… more →
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A Library Reborn...
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wrote 3 days ago: I mentioned earlier in the week, when I was asking which five books you would fill a library with fi … more →
In Wonderland
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wrote 4 days ago: A library opens. Rare enough in these days of enforced ‘austerity’ when branch libraries … more →
স্বাগতম...
wrote 3 weeks ago: তেজগাঁও কলেজের সকল বন্ধু-বান্ধবীদের জানাই শুভেচ্ছা… … more →
Vol. 2, No. 5 - John James Audubon
wrote 3 weeks ago: John James Audubon – Oil on canvas ©WikiC (1826) JOHN JAMES AUDUBON OHN JAMES AUDUBON has alwa … more →
John James Audubon Would Enjoy a Stroll in His Namesake Park
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wrote 1 month ago: Residents of the Audubon Park Neighborhood have lots going for them, including one of the city’s hil … more →
Hymnal that dates to 1640 could fetch $30M
wrote 1 month ago: NEW YORK (AP) — A tiny hymnal from 1640 believed to be the first book ever printed in what is now th … more →
For the Birds
wrote 1 month ago: John James Audubon. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Today is Draw a Bird Day. Many people have drawn birds … more →
Inspiration from the Caribbean Islands
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wrote 1 month ago: In her blog, artist Lori McNee speaks about the inspiration she finds when she and her family make t … more →
Dead artists who tweet
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wrote 1 month ago: I love Twitter because it is such a great connector of people. I have found a rich community of arti … more →
Where does paint figure in posthumanist thinking and the emerging field of animal studies?
wrote 1 month ago: Introduction As scientific advances and environmental pressures rapidly alter our relationship to th … more →
Flamingos in Florida
wrote 2 months ago: The American Flamingo breeds in the Galápagos, coastal Colombia, Venezuela and nearby islands. It al … more →
At Home with Anhingas
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wrote 2 months ago: As a preface to sharing these images of our Florida nesting Anhingas, I thought I would share the ch … more →
Minniesland, Home Of The John James Audubon Estate in Harlem
wrote 2 months ago: Minniesland was the name of the Harlem, New York estate that John James Audubon, his wife Lucy, and … more →
If You Happen To Be in New York City
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wrote 2 months ago: This slideshow requires JavaScript. From today until May 19 the New-York Historical Society will beg … more →
A celebration 'For the Birds'
wrote 2 months ago: In the world of birds, John James Audubon is an icon. At first, he killed the creatures portrayed in … more →
Whereas the Catalogue of miseries and afflictions, with which it has pleased the Supreme Being of the Universe to visit the inhabitants of the earth there are none more truly awful and destructive than Earthquakes ... The inhabitants of the late District now County of New Madrid, in this Territory, have lately been visited with several calamities of this kind, which have deluged large portions of their country and involved in the greatest distress many families, whilst others have been entirely ruined ... In the opinion of the said General Assembly provisions ought to be made by law for or cashiered to the said inhabitants relief, either out of the public fund or in some other way as may can meet to the cost demand availability of the General Government.
wrote 2 months ago: That plea by William Clark – later of Lewis and Clark – is thought by many to be the fir … more →
Frank Oates - Victorian Explorer of The Natural World
wrote 3 months ago: Taken on the African expedition, 1873-5. Top Row (L-R) W. E. Oates (William, Frank’s brother), … more →
America~LOUISIANA~by rldubour
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wrote 3 months ago: LOUISIANA The original name was Luisiana The Spanish version of Louisiana. In h … more →
1963 John James Audubon 5c Dark Blue and Multicolored
wrote 3 months ago: 1963 Audubon 5c This stamp commemorates ornithologist and artist John James Audubon. The birds shown … more →
