ocr: RED-SHOULDERED HAWK ROM AN EARLY AGE, the American naturalist and ilustrator Fjohn James Audubon (1785-1851)spent most of his time drawing birds. Having had several disastrous business ventures, Audobon worked as a sidewalk artist. Failing to find a publisher for his work, he sailed to England, where his illustrations showing birds in action - fighting, nesting, feeding, and stealing food from other birds - won high praise. The first volume of his illustrations entitled Birds of America, was published in England in 1827. He later gained recognition in the United States, and in 1838 the final v ...
