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Download and print the colouring pages below for a quiet and calming activity that kids and adults can try at home.
All you need are coloured pencils, pens or crayons and some creativity!
Illustrations by Colin Campbell
Illustrations by Oli Mason
John James Audubon's book The Birds of America, published 1827-1838, is considered one of the great natural history books. There are 435 colour plates in the book.
Have a go at colouring three of the illustrations and compare with the original.
Plate 425
Columbian hummingbirds (PDF 926KB)
Plate 351
Great cinereous owl (PDF 1MB)
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