Crack, the smell of sulfur fills the area around the hunters. The dull thud of the ring-necked pheasant colliding with the ground. The crunch of the leaves under the Hungarian pointers swift feet. The young John James Audubon runs to the dogs where the large cock that lays in the leafs. He admires the gorgeous crest of the pheasant with its scarlet mask. He gazes upon the plumage with black spots sown upon the golden feathers. The boy’s father walks towards the fallen bird to see the pheasant that had been shot. Audubon picks up the fallen bird and puts the bird in his field bag and the hunting continues. By the end of the long day, the hunting party has collected thirteen birds and one raccoon. The hunting party returns to the family home in the French countryside. Audubon brings the pheasant that he killed to his room and takes a sketch pad out of his desk and began to draw the pheasant. Audubon’s father gazes at the drawing and admires the artistic skill of his son. After that day Audubon was sent to the best art school in France to become an artist. This experience changed the rest of his life.
John James Audubon's field guides are important to us because they became the main source of knowledge on American wildlife of the nineteenth century, Audubon's books made getting information on …show more content…
The discovery of these species spurred a rush to discover and record these species and send some specimens over to the naturists in Europe. Many naturalists moved to America to seize this opportunity and make a profit by making these discoveries. The need to discover more species still existed even through the founding of the United States of America. The Corps of Discovery or what is more commonly known as the Lewis and Clark Expedition continued the urge to discover more species and record them. This is where the start of American