Two different species of towhees share the same perch in this vintage illustration of birds. It’s a shame that this plate wasn’t done in color as the bird at the bottom is a very colorful bird with orange, black and white feathers. You can get a feel from this black and white image just how beautiful this bird is.
Whenever the artist is Louis Agassiz Fuertes (1874-1927) there’s a significant chance the work features birds. This drawing is one of many Birds of the Rockies that date back to at least 1902.
This image is copyright free and in the public domain anywhere that extends copyrights 70 years after death or at least 120 years after publication when the original illustrator is unknown.
