Bird Lover

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I had never given the subject a lot of thought before, but as I was navigating through a site last night, it dawned upon me that I am a bird lover. I have always had an interest in birds, especially in their natural habitat. When I was a girl growing up in Tennessee, I had the pleasure of seeing all kinds of birds because I lived in the country. I can also remember that I liked to draw pictures of birds, and became quite good at it. I suppose that is what led me to the Audubon Society site last night to look at pictures of birds that were drawn by the famous naturalist, John James Audubon. During his lifetime he recorded pictures of over 500 of the 700+ species of birds that were common to the United States in that period. His drawings are lifelike and natural, and although he did shoot some of the birds and pose them so that he could draw them, he really loved them. His travels in search of all these species of birds took him all over the middle and eastern portions of the United States. If you would like to view the drawings of Audubon you can visit the site of the Audubon Society. The birds are all depicted in their natural habitats. Are you a bird lover? How many species of birds can you readily identify? I am posting a picture of his drawing of the sparrow hawk.