Passenger Pigeons

from £1,200.00

Male, female and juvenile Passenger Pigeons. In 1813 the eminent American naturalist and bird artist, John James Audubon witnessed a flock that was estimated to be 1 mile wide and 240 miles long, taking 3 days to pass. The last recognised wild passenger pigeon was shot on March 24, 1900, in Pike County, Ohio, by a young boy named Press Clay Southworth using a BB gun.

All prints on Hahnemühle 308gsm archival photorag paper.

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Male, female and juvenile Passenger Pigeons. In 1813 the eminent American naturalist and bird artist, John James Audubon witnessed a flock that was estimated to be 1 mile wide and 240 miles long, taking 3 days to pass. The last recognised wild passenger pigeon was shot on March 24, 1900, in Pike County, Ohio, by a young boy named Press Clay Southworth using a BB gun.

All prints on Hahnemühle 308gsm archival photorag paper.