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MARK CATESBY (1682-1749)

The Yellow-throated Creeper, the Pine-Creeper and the Red Flowering Maple

c.1722-6

RCIN 925897

Catesby made an intensive study of birds, believing them to be more numerous and more beautiful than any other creatures. He noted the mutual dependency between birds and plants, and was one of the first naturalists to show creatures in their natural habitat. The long claws of warblers allow them to creep about on trees in search of the insects on which they feed.


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