California Vulture (Condor), Audubon Fine Art Button

John James Audubon (April 26, 1785 – January 2, 1851) was a French-American ornithologist, naturalist, hunter, and painter. He painted, catalogued, and described the birds of North America in a form far superior to what had gone before. His Birds of America is the most valuable book in the world. There are only about 120 copies of the original, and a copy in good condition is worth 8 million dollars. This is the largest and rarest of all the birds of prey in the United States. American Realism fine artist's fine art still life nature animal bird painting of a California condor, also called California vulture.