Vintage Audubon Print, Vesper Sparrow and Prickly Pear Cactus, After Plate 94 (AR-A109)
Here is a vintage print of an illustration of a Vesper Sparrow by the renowned naturalist and painter John James Audubon. The artwork is titled "Grass Finch, or Bay-winged Bunting" in his original work Birds of America.
Illustration Details
Artist: John James Audubon
Original Title: "Grass Finch, or Bay-winged Bunting" (Havell Plate No. 94)
Subject: A Vesper Sparrow (scientific name Pooecetes gramineus), a ground-dwelling bird known for its streaky brown plumage, narrow white eye-ring, and distinctive white outer tail feathers visible in flight.
Plant Life: The bird is depicted alongside a blooming prickly pear cactus (Opuntia), which typically produces large yellow flowers.
Vesper Sparrow Information
Habitat: Vesper Sparrows prefer dry, open areas such as grasslands, fields, pastures, and roadsides.Condition - There is some discoloration.
Approx 8"x12"
Vintage Audubon Print, Vesper Sparrow and Prickly Pear Cactus, After Plate 94
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