Mocking Bird

Title

Mocking Bird

Rights

National Audubon Society, Fair Use. Courtesy of the John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove, Montgomery County Audubon Collection, and Zebra Publishing.

Creator

John James Audubon (1785-1851)

Date

c. 1827-1838

Description

Four mockingbirds are fighting off a rattlesnake that has gotten to their nest. The mockingbirds have blue bodies and black and white undersides, wings, and tail feathers. The rattlesnake has its mouth open and a mainly brown body with some dark brown and black markings.

Format

Watercolor print. 39.5 x 28.5 in.

Publisher

National Audubon Society

Contributor

Elliot Foran

Identifier

Birds of America, Plate 21

Subject

mockingbird; Mockingbird; mocking bird; Mocking Bird; mockingbirds; Mockingbirds; mockingbird nest; rattlesnake; Eastern Region; eastern region; East; east; Western Region; western region; West; west; Southern Region; southern region; South; south.

Source

Jpg file. National Audubon Society. 10/18/2023.

https://www.audubon.org/birds-of-america/mocking-bird