Blue Jay

Audubon: Die Vögel Amerikas II, 1831

This is a print of three blue jays perched on a branch. The birds have bright blue plumage with small areas of white and black, and they are depicted on a gray branch adorned with green leaves and yellow and pink flowers. The topmost bird is using its beak and foot to break open a small white egg, yolk dripping down towards a second bird below that has its wings partially extended and its beak open. The third bird on the left holds a second egg in its mouth. The background behind the birds and branch is off-white paper.
Artist
Audubon: Die Vögel Amerikas II
Date
1831
Type
Print
Medium
hand-colored engraving and aquatint on Whatman wove paper
Dimensions
65.3 × 55.2 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This is a print of three blue jays perched on a branch. The birds have bright blue plumage with small areas of white and black, and they are depicted on a gray branch adorned with green leaves and yellow and pink flowers. The topmost bird is using its beak and foot to break open a small white egg, yolk dripping down towards a second bird below that has its wings partially extended and its beak open. The third bird on the left holds a second egg in its mouth. The background behind the birds and branch is off-white paper.

Audubon: Die Vögel Amerikas II