Plate 12: Pair of Wood Grouse with a Melon and Pears

Joris Hoefnagel

National Gallery of Art

The image features two birds, one with a dark body and patterned tail on the left, and one with a brown body on the right, both situated on grass and earth. Above them, a branch extends from the right with two hanging green pears and a large, green-striped, oval-shaped fruit. The color palette includes shades of brown, green, yellow, and muted orange. The birds are positioned on the ground, with the darker bird standing upward on the left, while the brown bird leans forward on the right. The hanging fruits are located directly above the birds to the right.