Carolina Turtle Dove (Columba Carolinensis)
1827
About this artwork
This hand-colored engraving is Plate 17 from John James Audubon's monumental *The Birds of America*, depicting the Carolina Turtle Dove (Zenaida macroura), also known as Columba Carolinensis, amidst flowering Stewartia Malacodendroa. The print illustrates the birds in various life stages and poses, including a pair perched, one in flight, and another tending a nest.
Did you know?
John James Audubon's *The Birds of America* is one of the most famous and comprehensive ornithological works ever produced, featuring 435 hand-colored life-size prints of North American birds. Audubon famously captured birds in dynamic, lifelike poses, often arranging them with native plants to create vivid vignettes that were groundbreaking for their scientific accuracy and artistic merit. His monumental work was so large that the prints are often referred to as "double elephant folio" due to their impressive size.
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Carolina Turtle Dove (Columba Carolinensis)
John James Audubon, 1827
