Winter Hawk by John James Audubon 1829

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John James Audubon was an American artist and ornithologist. He was best known for his series The Birds of America, where he illustrated every bird species in North America. Audubon was infamous for his practice of hunting birds, turning them into taxidermy, and then creating his illustrations based on the posed taxidermy specimens.

Winter Hawk by John James Audubon 1829
Source: www.audubon.org