Audubon the Birds Painter and Thanksgiving Pioneer
The Mini Page highlights John James Audubon a self taught American artist known for painting birds especially the wild turkey. It notes his 20 year project Birds of America 1065 birds 499 species his birth 1785 marriage Lucy Bakewell and life in the United States and England concluding with his death in 1851.
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John James Audubon
United States
France
Pennsylvania
Lucy Bakewell
England
America
Lucy
Audubon Exhibit at National Gallery of Art Washington
The Mini Page thanks Carlotta Owens of the National Gallery of Art for help with this story. An exhibit titled Audubon's Dream Realized Selections From The Birds of America will be on display at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D C through March.
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Carlotta Owens
National Gallery of Art
Washington, D.C
Audubon’s Birds of America Folio Prints in England
Audubon traveled to England to find a printer for his Birds of America folio. The double elephant folios were oversized for their time. Subscriptions funded the project, with prints delivered five at a time. Robert Havell Jr. engraved copper plates from Audubon watercolors, then assistants hand colored them. About 200 sets were made, many later sold as individual pages.
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Audubon
England
Robert Havell Jr
Meet Rob Paulsen Voice Actor Behind Coconut Fred
Rob Paulsen 49 from Detroit grows up in a musician family and made Bugs Bunny impressions at age 10. He voices Coconut Fred in Coconut Freds Fruit Salad Island and has roles as Carl in Jimmy Neutron Experiment 625 in Lilo and Stitch and Jack Fenton in Danny Phantom. He is a singer who credits vocal training for his character voice skills. Paulsen enjoys ice hockey golf and motorcycling and lives in California with his wife and son, plus two Yorkshire terriers.
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Rob Paulsen
Coconut Fred
Rob
Carl
Jack Fenton
Danny Phantom
Detroit
Bugs Bunny
California
Wild Turkey Facts From History To Habitat
A compact overview explains wild turkeys in North America from early explorers to modern conservation. It notes population growth from about 30 000 in the early 1900s to nearly 7 million today, habitat protection efforts, and differences between domestic and wild birds. It covers behavior, diet, flight speeds, feather counts, and toms versus hens. It mentions Ben Franklin’s symbolic suggestion and nest habits, roosting in trees at night.
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North America
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Alabama
Missouri
Wyoming
U.S
Andrews McMee Universal
P.O
Leawood
Our States
Smartwe
Ing
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Ray
Reese
Rachel
Roxanne
Ricky
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Alpha Mouse
Bell
Ben Roethlisberger
Findlay
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NFL
Steelers
Dan Marino
Roethlisberger
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Tennessee
Turkey
Mexico
Europe
North Carolina
Minnesota
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Wild Turkey Federation
Ben Franklin
Betty Debnam
Tali Denton
Lucy Lien
Wendy Daley
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!