Black-Backed Three-Toed Woodpecker

Audubon: Die Vögel Amerikas II, 1831/1833

This is a painting of three birds perched on a vertically positioned tree branch, with some small green and yellow leaves scattered around. The three birds display black-and-white plumage with yellow patches on their heads, and they have sharp black beaks. They perch on different areas of the branch, looking in different directions. The background consists of a dark brown landscape far below that fades into blue hills in the distance. Above the scene is a mostly gray sky with one patch of light blue in the upper right corner.
Artist
Audubon: Die Vögel Amerikas II
Date
1831/1833
Type
Painting
Medium
pencil and oil on canvas
Dimensions
66.7 × 52.4 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This is a painting of three birds perched on a vertically positioned tree branch, with some small green and yellow leaves scattered around. The three birds display black-and-white plumage with yellow patches on their heads, and they have sharp black beaks. They perch on different areas of the branch, looking in different directions. The background consists of a dark brown landscape far below that fades into blue hills in the distance. Above the scene is a mostly gray sky with one patch of light blue in the upper right corner.

Audubon: Die Vögel Amerikas II