This photo can not do justice to the beauty of Audubon's bird pictures. But an enjoyable exhibition in the MFA does (until May 11, 2014). http://www.mfa.org/exhibitions/audubons-birds-audubons-words
Jean-Jaques Audubon (1785-1851), with French as his first language, wrote precise and poetic texts to describe his pictures when they were printed in book form.
Many of the birds are now extinct, like these Carolina Parrots. With their yellow heads and general size, they differ from the Rose-ringed parakeets infesting European parks and woods!
Somewhat astonished we hear John James Audubon (as he is known in the US) explaining to us the way he achieved the beautiful bird pictures:
Oops! Yes, thanks to him we can still admire the beauty of birds now extinct and yes, we have to do better in regard to our ecology in the next 100 years.
