John James Audubon came to America as a dapper eighteen-year-old eager to make his fortune. He had a talent for drawing and an interest in birds, and he would s
Birds were "the objects of my greatest delight," wrote John James Audubon (1785-1851), founder of modern ornithology and one of the world's greatest bird painte
The author describes his journey through the uncharted lands of northern Myanmar, describing new species and trying to persuade the government to preserve the l