John James Audubon
John James Audubon
John James Audubonwas an American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. He was notable for his extensive studies documenting all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural habitats. His major work, a color-plate book entitled The Birds of America, is considered one of the finest ornithological works ever completed. Audubon identified 25 new species...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth26 April 1785
CountryUnited States of America
There is but one kind of love; God is love, and all his creatures derive theirs from his; only it is modified by the different degrees of intelligence in different beings and creatures.
During all these years there existed within me a tendency to follow Nature in her walks.
In my deepest troubles, I frequently would wrench myself from the persons around me and retire to some secluded part of our noble forests.
Never give up listening to the sounds of birds.
When the bird and the book disagree, believe the bird.
A true conservationist is a man who knows that the world is not given by his fathers, but borrowed from his children.
Hunting, fishing, drawing, and music occupied my every moment. Cares I knew not, and cared naught about them.
One day I caught four Dolphins, how much I have gazed at these beautiful creatures... as they changed their hue in twenty varieties of richest arrangement of tints.
One day I caught four Dolphins, how much I have gazed at these beautiful creatures... as they changed their hue in twenty varieties of richest arrangement of tints.
The mercantile business did not suit me
Because my father was often absent on naval duty, my mother suffered me to do much as I pleased